Hydrosaurus
Hydrosaurus
| Hydrosaurus | |
|---|---|
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| Hydrosaurus amboinensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrosaurinae Kaup, 1828 |
| Genus: | Hydrosaurus Kaup, 1828[1] |
| Type species | |
| Hydrosaurus amboinensis | |
| Species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hydrosaurus, commonly known as the sailfin dragons or sailfin lizards, is a genus in the family Agamidae.[2] These relatively large lizards are named after the sail-like structure on their tails. They are native to Indonesia (4 species) and the Philippines (1 species) where they are generally found near water, such as rivers and mangrove.[3] Sailfin lizards are semiaquatic and able to run short distances across water using both their feet and tail for support, similar to the basilisks.[4] They are threatened by both habitat loss and overcollection for the wild animal trade.[3]
They are the only members of the subfamily Hydrosaurinae.
Species[edit]
There are currently five valid species according to the Reptile Database,[2][3][5]
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
,_Ambon.png) | Hydrosaurus amboinensis (Schlosser, 1768) | Moluccan sailfin lizard or Amboina sail-finned lizard | Western New Guinea, Ambon/Amboina Island and Ceram Island (Indonesia) |
 | Hydrosaurus celebensis (Peters, 1872) | Sulawesi black sailfin lizard | Indonesia (Sulawesi) |
 | Hydrosaurus microlophus (Bleeker, 1860) | Indonesian giant sailfin dragon, Makassar sailfin lizard, or Sulawesi giant sailfin dragon | Indonesia (Sulawesi) |
 | Hydrosaurus pustulatus (Eschsholtz, 1829) | Philippine sailfin lizard, crested lizard, sail-fin lizard, sailfin water lizard, or soa-soa water lizard[6] | Philippine archipelago (from Mindanao in south to Luzon in north) |
 | Hydrosaurus weberi Barbour, 1911 | Weber's sailfin lizard | Ternate Island, North Maluku (Indonesia) Halmahera Island, North Maluku (Indonesia) |
References[edit]
- ^ Hydrosaurus, ITIS report
- ^ a b Hydrosaurus, The Reptile Database
- ^ a b c Cameron D. Siler, Andrés Lira-Noriega, Rafe M. Brown (2014). Conservation genetics of Australasian sailfin lizards: Flagship species threatened by coastal development and insufficient protected area coverage. Biological Conservation 169: 100–108. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2013.10.014
- ^ Jackman Bauer (2008). Global diversity of lizards in freshwater (Reptilia: Lacertilia). Hydrobiologia 595(1): 581–586.
- ^ Denzer, W.; P.D. Campbell; U. Manthey; A. Glässer-Trobisch; A. Koch (2020). "Dragons in Neglect: Taxonomic Revision of the Sulawesi Sailfin Lizards of the Genus Hydrosaurus Kaup, 1828 (Squamata, Agamidae)". Zootaxa. 4747 (2): 275–301. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4747.2.3. PMID 32230109. S2CID 214748049.
- ^ Hydrosaurus pustulatus, IUCN
Data related to Hydrosaurus at Wikispecies
Media related to Hydrosaurus at Wikimedia Commons
- Hydrosaurus, ZipCodeZoo.com
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