Sailing lizards
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Ambon sailing lizard ( H. amboinensis ) |
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| Hydrosaurinae | ||||||||||||
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| Hydrosaurus | ||||||||||||
| Kaup, 1828 |
Sailing lizards ( Hydrosaurus ) are a genus of very large lizards from Southeast Asia that belong to the agam family . They get their name from a large skin sail supported by vertebral processes, which extends over the tail of the males and is only vaguely present in the females.
Occurrence
Each of the three species occurs on one Pacific island group. The Philippine sailing lizard in the Philippines , the Moluccan sailing lizard on the Moluccas and the Ambon sailing lizard on Ambon , Buru and Ceram .
- Ambon sailing lizard ( H. amboinensis )
- Moluccan sailing lizard ( H. weberi )
- Philippine sailing lizard ( H. pustulatus )
literature
- Manfred Rogner : Lizards. Volume 1: geckos, pinnipeds, agamas, chameleons and iguanas. Ulmer, Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-8001-7248-8 .
Web links
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