Agamidae Gallery

Southern rock agama (Agama atra)

Southern rock agama (Agama atra) male in territorial colours on a lichen-covered boulder. It is about 20 cm long. Cape Point section, Table Mountain National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa

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Boyds forest dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)

Boyd's forest dragon (Lophosaurus boydii) portrait of a living fossil, relic from the Jurassic that regulates its own temperature by equalling that of its surrounding vegetation. It is about 15 cm long plus a tail twice as long. Lake Eacham, Crater Lakes National Park, Queensland, Australia

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Amboina sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus amboinensis)

Amboina sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus amboinensis), the world's largest agamid lizard, growing to more than a metre long. The large tail helps to support the lizard when it runs on the surface of water. Origin: Indonesia and New Guinea

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