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Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
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Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia
Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia)
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Bibron's Gecko
Chondrodactylus bibronii
Bibron's Gecko (Chondrodactylus bibronii)
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Banded Gecko
Coleonyx variegatus
The western banded gecko is a species of lizard in the family Eublepharidae. The species is native to the southwestern United States and adjacent northwestern Mexico. Five subspecies are recognized.
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Fat-tailed Girdled Lizard
Hemicordylus capensis
Fat-tailed Girdled Lizard (Hemicordylus capensis)
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Sungazer Lizard
Smaug giganteus
The sungazer, also known as the giant girdled lizard, giant dragon lizard, ouvolk, or giant zonure, is the largest species of the Cordylidae, a family of lizards from Sub-Saharan Africa. This threatened species is endemic to Highveld grasslands in the interior of South Africa. In 2011, it was assigned to the new genus Smaug, along with seven other species previously belonging to the genus Cordylus, based on a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the Cordylidae.
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Spiny Agama
Agama hispida
Spiny Agama (Agama hispida)
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Rock Agama
Agama atra
Rock Agama (Agama atra)
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Red-headed Agama
Agama agama
The common agama or red-headed rock agama is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae found in most of sub-Saharan Africa and in Florida where it has spread. To clear up centuries of historical confusion based on Linnaeus and other authors, Wagner et al. designated a neotype for the species, using a previously described specimen from Cameroon in the collection of the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig in Bonn. The species name was formerly applied to a paraphyletic collection of taxa ; subsequent mitochondrial DNA analysis of various populations indicates they represent separate species. Consequently, three former subspecies A. a. africana, A. a. boensis, and A. a. mucosoensis are now considered separate species, and A. a. savattieri is considered synonymous with A. africana.
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Starred Agama
Laudakia stellio
Starred Agama (Laudakia stellio)
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Butterfly Agama
Leiolepis belliana
Butterfly Agama (Leiolepis belliana)
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Painted Dragon
Laudakia melanura
Painted Dragon (Laudakia melanura)
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Rankin's Dragon
Pogona henrylawsoni
Rankin's Dragon (Pogona henrylawsoni)
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Thorny Devil
Moloch horridus
Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus)
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Sailfin Dragon
Hydrosaurus pustulatus
Sailfin Dragon (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)
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Boyd's Forest Dragon
Lophosaurus boydii
Boyd's Forest Dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)
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Eastern Water Dragon
Intellagama lesueurii
Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
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Mountain Horned Dragon
Acanthosaura capra
Mountain Horned Dragon (Acanthosaura capra)
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Crested Dragon
Ctenophorus cristatus
Crested Dragon (Ctenophorus cristatus)
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Bearded Leaf Chameleon
Rieppeleon brevicaudatus
Bearded Leaf Chameleon (Rieppeleon brevicaudatus)
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