Amphibolurus is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of lizards native to Australia

Australia

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. Characteristics include:

• Moderate size (snout-vent-length 8,4-13,5 cm)
• Long limbs and long tail
• 1-5 crests consisting of enlarged, sometimes spinose scales (1 nuchal and vertebral crest, sometime 1-2 dorsal crests on each side)
• Tympanum
  Tympanum
  Tympanum may refer to:* Tympanum , an architectural element located within the arch or pediment* Tympanum , a hearing organ/gland in frogs and toads, a flat red oval on both sides of a frog's head* Tympanum, in biology, the eardrum...
  
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• 1-11 femoral pores and 1-3 preanal pores on each side
• Pattern usually includes 3 broad pale dorsal stripes, and some blotches on a usually brown ground coloration

Amphibolurus lizards inhabit woodlands in temperate and semi-arid areas as well as riverine vegetation in the tropical areas of Australia. They are partially arboreal and are often found perching on trunks and branches. Lizards of this genus are swift and shy, and when disturbed, they can engage in bipedal running.

Classification of genus Amphibolurus

List according to Wilson & Swan (2010).

• A. burnsi
• A. gilberti
• A. longirostris
• A. muricatus
  Amphibolurus muricatus
  The Jacky Dragon, Amphibolurus muricatus, is a type of lizard native to Southeastern Australia. It was one of the first Australian reptiles to be named, originally described by English zoologist George Shaw in Surgeon-General White’s Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, which was published in...
  
  
• A. nobbi
• A. norrisi
• A. temporalis