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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the order Squamata.

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Agama +‎ -idae

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  • The antiquity of the divergences within Agamidae has proved controversial, with some authors arguing that the major clades diverged as a consequence of Gondwanan vicariance (Macey et al. 2000).

    Harduns and toad-heads; a tale of arenicoly and over-looked convergence Darren Naish 2006

  • The antiquity of the divergences within Agamidae has proved controversial, with some authors arguing that the major clades diverged as a consequence of Gondwanan vicariance (Macey et al. 2000).

    Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • Families such as Uropeltidae (47 of 48 species), Gekkonidae (18 of 30), and Agamidae (20 of 26) exhibit very high endemism.

    Biological diversity in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka 2008

  • More than 100 species of reptile have been recorded, with Gekkonidae (e.g. Diplodactylus), Agamidae (e.g. Ctenophorus), Scincidae (e.g. Ctenotus, Egernia, Lerista and Morethia), and Elapidae (e.g. Simoselaps and Suta) being particularly diverse.

    Great Victoria desert 2008

  • The Rajasthan toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus laungwalaensis (Reptilia: Agamidae), represents a new genus.

    Harduns and toad-heads; a tale of arenicoly and over-looked convergence Darren Naish 2006

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus, Agamidae) based on morphology.

    Harduns and toad-heads; a tale of arenicoly and over-looked convergence Darren Naish 2006

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus, Agamidae) based on morphology.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • The Rajasthan toad-headed lizard, Phrynocephalus laungwalaensis (Reptilia: Agamidae), represents a new genus.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • A new polytypic species of the genus Uromastyx Merrem 1820 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae: Leiolepidinae) from southwestern Arabia - Thomas M. Wilms and Andreas Schmitz

    Archive 2007-01-01 2007

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