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The Agamid Lizards are found in Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. They show an astonishing diversity of forms and behaviors. They inhabit dry deserts, steppes and forests. The Flying dragons of the gender Draco can plan from one tree to another, the Thorny devils (Moloch horridus) have a system of microscopic grooves on their skin to transport rainwater or moisture from fog to their mouth. The Agamid Lizards they have excellent eyesight and hearing. The sense of smell is not very developed, despite the presence of olfactory cells in the nostrils and Jacobson's organ.
Between the Agamidae, six subfamilies are generally recognized:
Alternative names:
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1. Agamid Lizards (English).
2. Agamidés (French).
3. Agamiden (German).
4. AgamÃdeos (Portuguese).
5. Agámidos (español).
List of Agamid lizards for maintenance in captivity
Family
- Anolis carolinensis
Green anole
Very nice tree lizard also called chameleon lizard, due to the ability to change color depending on the environment ...
Family
- Uromastyx aegyptia
Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard
The Egyptian Spinytail is the largest species of Spiny-tailed Lizards. Contents Characteristics The Spinytail ...
Family
- Uromastyx ocellata
Ocellated spinytail
The ringed spinytail is native to northeastern Africa., where it can be found in southern Egypt, Sudan, ...
Family
- Uromastyx ornata
Ornate mastigure
The ornate spiny tail (Uromastyx ornata) is included in the Appendix 2 of the Washington Convention on Trade ...
Family
- Calotes versicolor
Oriental garden lizard
Although the Bloodsucking Tree Dragon can be found relatively frequently and quite cheaply in the trade, ...
Family
- Acanthosaura capra
Mountain horned dragon
The Mountain Horned Dragon is a beautiful lizard that is also called the Asian chameleon., due to your changes of ...
Family
- Diploderma splendidum
Green striped tree dragon
The Mountain Dragon is shy in nature and tends to panic. This can be counteracted with ...
Family
- Uromastyx acanthinura
North African mastigure
The North African Spiny-tailed Lizard is one of the most representative reptiles of the Sahara desert ...
Family
- Uromastyx geyri
Saharan spiny-tailed lizard
The Sahara Spiny-tailed Lizard is a relatively small and thin species for the genus, with a length ...
Family
- Agama agama
Red-headed rock agama
The Fire Lizard (Agama agama) It is one of the most colored lizards that we can find, since even females ...
