Agamidae
| Agamidae Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| Male Mwanza flat-headed rock agama (Agama mwanzae), in the Serengeti, Tanzania | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Infraorder: | Acrodonta |
| Family: | Agamidae Gray, 1827 |
| Subfamilies | |
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6, see text | |
Agamidae is a family containing 582 species in 64 genera of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few locations in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards.