This article is about a lizard genus. For the mosasaur genus which previously held the same name, see Pontosaurus.
Hydrosaurus
Hydrosaurus amboinensis
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
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
Hydrosaurus amboinensis
Hydrosaurus celebensis
Hydrosaurus microlophus
Hydrosaurus pustulatus
Hydrosaurus weberi
Synonyms
LophuraGray, 1827
IstiurusCuvier, 1829
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]
In the 19th century, the genus was called Lophura, however in 1903 Poche pointed out that the name was pre-occupied by a genus of pheasants.[5] Since Günther in 1873, the Sulawesi populations were considered to belong to H. amboinensis; Denzer et al. in 2020 resurrected H. celebensis and H. microlophus, increasing the number of species from three to five.[5]
They are the only members of the subfamily Hydrosaurinae.
^Hydrosaurus, ITIS report
^Hydrosaurus, The Reptile Database
^ abCameron 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.
^ abCite error: The named reference Denzer2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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