Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Hydrosaurus
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Sail-tailed Agamas, Sail-tailed Lizards, Sail-finned Lizards, Sail-tail Dragons, Sail-finned Dragons, Sail-finned Water Dragons, Sail-lizards, Sail-fins, Crested Water Dragons
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Segelechsen
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Sejlagamer, Sejløgler
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1827 |  |
Lophura Gray [not Lophura Fleming 1822 (Aves)] (type species: Lacerta lophura Shaw 1802; syn. Wermuth 1967) |
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1828 | |
Hydrosaurus Kaup (type species: Lacerta amboinensis Schlosser 1768) |
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1829 | |
Istiurus Cuvier (type species: Lacerta amboinensis Schlosser 1768; syn. Amey, Couper & Shea 2012) |
Contents:
5 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Indonesia, Philippines.
Reported from:
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Bacan,
Buton,
Halmahera,
Haruku,
Kelang,
Morotai,
Saparua,
Seram,
Sulawesi,
Talaud Islands,
Ternate,
Togian Islands,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea),
Philippines
(Bohol,
Camiguin Sur,
Catanduanes,
Cebu,
Dinagat,
Leyte,
Luzon,
Masbate,
Mindanao,
Mindoro,
Negros,
Panay,
Polillo,
Romblon,
Samar,
Siargao,
Sibuyan,
Siquijor,
Sulu Islands,
Tablas).
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Hydrosaurus amboinensis
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Ambon Sail-tailed Agama, East Indian Sail-tailed Agama, Malayan Sail-finned Lizard, Soa-Soa, Giant Sailfin Lizard
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Ambon-Segelechse
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Ambon-sejlagam
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1768 | |
Lacerta amboinensis Schlosser |
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Hydrosaurus amboinensis Kaup 1828 |
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Lophura amboinensis Gray 1831 |
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Istiurus amboinensis Duméril & Duméril 1851 |
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1802 | |
Lacerta lophura Shaw (Wermuth 1967) |
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Lophura shawii Gray [substitute name for Lacerta amboinensis Schlosser 1768] (Wermuth 1967) |
Remarks:
Previously included celebensis and microlophus.
Records from Sulawesi refer to these species (Denzer, Campbell, Manthey, Glässer-Trobisch & Koch 2020).
Records from Bacan are tentatively assigned to weberi.
Records from Buton, Togian Islands and Talaud Islands most likely refer to celebensis or microlophus.
Reported from Kalimantan by Rakhmawaty (1996), but no other works seem to support this.
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Ambon,
Haruku,
Kelang,
Saparua,
Seram,
Waigeo,
Western New Guinea).
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Hydrosaurus celebensis
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Poso River Sail-tailed Agama
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Poso-River-Segelechse
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Poso River Sejlagam
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Lophura celebensis Peters |
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Lophura amboinensis var. celebensis Weber 1890 |
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Hydrosaurus celebensis Iskandar & Nio 1996 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of amboinensis (e.g., Wermuth 1967). Regarded as a separate species Iskandar & Nio (1996), but without discussion. Validity supported by Denzer, Campbell, Manthey, Glässer-Trobisch & Koch (2020).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sulawesi).
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Hydrosaurus microlophus
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Makassar Sail-tailed Agama
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Makassar-Segelechse
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Makassar-sejlagam
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Istiurus microlophus Bleeker |
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Hydrosaurus microlophus Denzer, Campbell, Manthey, Glässer-Trobisch & Koch 2020 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of amboinensis (e.g., Wermuth 1967). Revalidated as a separate species by Denzer, Campbell, Manthey, Glässer-Trobisch & Koch (2020).
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Sulawesi).
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Hydrosaurus pustulatus
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Philippine Sail-tailed Agama, Philippine Sail-finned Lizard
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Philippinische Segelechse
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Filippinsk Sejlagam
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1829 | |
Istiurus pustulatus Eschscholtz |
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Lophura pustulata Wiegmann 1834 |
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Histiurus pustulatus Lichtenstein & von Martens 1856 |
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Hydrosaurus pustulatus Wermuth 1967 |
Distribution:
Philippines
(Bohol,
Camiguin Sur,
Catanduanes,
Cebu,
Dinagat,
Leyte,
Luzon,
Masbate,
Mindanao,
Mindoro,
Negros,
Panay,
Polillo,
Romblon,
Samar,
Siargao,
Sibuyan,
Siquijor,
Sulu Islands,
Tablas).
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Hydrosaurus pustulatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Hydrosaurus weberi
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Halmahera Sail-tailed Agama, (Weber's Sail-tailed Agama, Weber's Crested Water Dragon)
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Halmahera-Segelechse, (Molukkensegelechse)
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Halmahera-sejlagam
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Hydrosaurus weberi Barbour |
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Lophura weberi Rooij 1915 |
Distribution:
Indonesia
(Bacan,
Halmahera,
Morotai,
Ternate).
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Hydrosaurus weberi
© Rune Midtgaard
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