Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons):
countries and regions with most species

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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Australia
 89
No. 2
Indonesia
 80
No. 3
India
 63
No. 4
Western Australia [Australia]
 62
No. 5
China
 56
No. 6
Malaysia
 50
No. 7
Thailand
 38
No. 8
South Australia [Australia]
 37
No. 9
Sumatra [Indonesia]
 37
No. 10
West Malaysia [Malaysia]
 36
No. 11
Queensland [Australia]
 34
No. 12
Northern Territory [Australia]
 31
No. 13
Borneo [Brunei / Indonesia / Malaysia]
 29
No. 14
Vietnam
 29
No. 15
Myanmar
 27
No. 16
Afghanistan
 26
No. 17
Pakistan
 26
No. 18
Iran
 24
No. 19
Sarawak [Malaysia]
 23
No. 20
Sabah [Malaysia]
 22
No. 21
Sri Lanka
 21
No. 22
Yunnan [China]
 21
No. 23
Cambodia
 20
No. 24
Kalimantan [Indonesia]
 20
No. 25
New Guinea [Indonesia / Papua New Guinea]
 20
No. 26
Tibet [China]
 20
No. 27
Ethiopia
 19
No. 28
New South Wales [Australia]
 18
No. 29
Papua New Guinea
 18
No. 30
Tamil Nadu [India]
 18
No. 31
Kerala [India]
 17
No. 32
Philippines
 17
No. 33
Eastern New Guinea [Papua New Guinea]
 16
No. 34
Laos
 16
No. 35
Turkmenistan
 16
No. 36
Western New Guinea [Indonesia]
 16
No. 37
Saudi Arabia
 15
No. 38
Somalia
 14
No. 39
Kenya
 13
No. 40
Xinjiang [China]
 13
No. 41
Algeria
 12
No. 42
Arunachal Pradesh [India]
 12
No. 43
Java [Indonesia]
 12
No. 44
Karnataka [India]
 12
No. 45
Mali
 12
No. 46
Mizoram [India]
 12
No. 47
Natuna Islands [Indonesia]
 12
No. 48
Uzbekistan
 12
No. 49
Victoria [Australia]
 12
No. 50
Langkawi Archipelago [Malaysia]
 11
No. 51
Mindanao [Philippines]
 11
No. 52
Nepal
 11
No. 53
Seribuat Archipelago [Malaysia]
 11
No. 54
Yemen
 11
No. 55
Yemeni mainland [Yemen]
 11
No. 56
Assam [India]
 10
No. 57
Brunei
 10
No. 58
Egypt
 10
No. 59
Jammu & Kashmir [India]
 10
No. 60
Maharashtra [India]
 10
No. 61
Meghalaya [India]
 10
No. 62
Oman
 10
No. 63
Penang Island [Malaysia]
 10
No. 64
Sichuan [China]
 10
No. 65
Tanzania
 10
No. 66
Tioman [Malaysia]
 10
No. 67
Eritrea
 9
No. 68
Gansu [China]
 9
No. 69
Iraq
 9
No. 70
Jordan
 9
No. 71
Namibia
 9
No. 72
Sudan
 9
No. 73
Sulawesi [Indonesia]
 9
No. 74
Tajikistan
 9
No. 75
Bohol [Philippines]
 8
No. 76
Cameroon
 8
No. 77
Congo-Kinshasa
 8
No. 78
Guinea
 8
No. 79
Gujarat [India]
 8
No. 80
Langkawi [Malaysia]
 8
No. 81
Madhya Pradesh [India]
 8
No. 82
Nias [Indonesia]
 8
No. 83
Nigeria
 8
No. 84
Sinai [Egypt]
 8
No. 85
Andhra Pradesh [India]
 7
No. 86
Bhutan
 7
No. 87
Chad
 7
No. 88
Dinagat [Philippines]
 7
No. 89
Guangxi [China]
 7
No. 90
Himachal Pradesh [India]
 7
No. 91
Israel
 7
No. 92
Leyte [Philippines]
 7
No. 93
Nagaland [India]
 7
No. 94
Niger
 7
No. 95
Samar [Philippines]
 7
No. 96
Singa Besar [Malaysia]
 7
No. 97
South Africa
 7
No. 98
Andaman & Nicobar Islands [India]
 6
No. 99
Angola
 6
No. 100
Australian Capital Territory [Australia]
 6
No. 101
Bangladesh
 6
No. 102
Botswana
 6
No. 103
Bunguran [Indonesia]
 6
No. 104
Ghana
 6
No. 105
Guangdong [China]
 6
No. 106
Kuwait
 6
No. 107
Malawi
 6
No. 108
Mauritania
 6
No. 109
Mindoro [Philippines]
 6
No. 110
Mozambique
 6
No. 111
Negros [Philippines]
 6
No. 112
Qinghai [China]
 6
No. 113
Rajasthan [India]
 6
No. 114
Russia
 6
No. 115
Senegal
 6
No. 116
Singapore
 6
No. 117
Sipura [Indonesia]
 6
No. 118
Syria
 6
No. 119
Uttarakhand [India]
 6
No. 120
Anambas Islands [Indonesia]
 5
No. 121
Bangka [Indonesia]
 5
No. 122
Banyak Islands [Indonesia]
 5
No. 123
Camiguin Sur [Philippines]
 5
No. 124
Cebu [Philippines]
 5
No. 125
Djibouti
 5
No. 126
Fraser Island [Australia]
 5
No. 127
Goa [India]
 5
No. 128
Guizhou [China]
 5
No. 129
Hainan [China]
 5
No. 130
Kai Islands [Indonesia]
 5
No. 131
Kazakhstan
 5
No. 132
Kyrgyzstan
 5
No. 133
Libya
 5
No. 134
Luzon [Philippines]
 5
No. 135
Nicobar Islands [India]
 5
No. 136
Northern Cape [South Africa]
 5
No. 137
Panay [Philippines]
 5
No. 138
Punjab [India]
 5
No. 139
Siberut [Indonesia]
 5
No. 140
Sibuyan [Philippines]
 5
No. 141
Sulu Islands [Philippines]
 5
No. 142
Taiwan
 5
No. 143
United Arab Emirates
 5
No. 144
Uttar Pradesh [India]
 5
No. 145
West Bengal [India]
 5
No. 146
Zambia
 5
No. 147
Ambon [Indonesia]
 4
No. 148
Andaman Islands [India]
 4
No. 149
Azerbaijan
 4
No. 150
Bismarck Archipelago [Papua New Guinea]
 4
No. 151
Burkina Faso
 4
No. 152
Cat Ba Island [Vietnam]
 4
No. 153
Catanduanes [Philippines]
 4
No. 154
Con Dao Islands [Vietnam]
 4
No. 155
Con Son [Vietnam]
 4
No. 156
Dirk Hartog Island [Australia]
 4
No. 157
Eswatini
 4
No. 158
Ha Long Bay Islands [Vietnam]
 4
No. 159
Hunan [China]
 4
No. 160
Limpopo [South Africa]
 4
No. 161
Masbate [Philippines]
 4
No. 162
Morocco
 4
No. 163
Odisha [India]
 4
No. 164
Palestine [Israel]
 4
No. 165
Polillo [Philippines]
 4
No. 166
Rwanda
 4
No. 167
Simeulue [Indonesia]
 4
No. 168
Togo
 4
No. 169
Turkey
 4
No. 170
Western Cape [South Africa]
 4
No. 171
Western Sahara
 4
No. 172
Yapen [Indonesia]
 4
No. 173
Zimbabwe
 4
No. 174
Armenia
 3
No. 175
Aru Islands [Indonesia]
 3
No. 176
Bali [Indonesia]
 3
No. 177
Batanta [Indonesia]
 3
No. 178
Benin
 3
No. 179
Bihar [India]
 3
No. 180
Buton [Indonesia]
 3
No. 181
Central African Republic
 3
No. 182
Chhattisgarh [India]
 3
No. 183
Darjeeling [India]
 3
No. 184
Delhi [India]
 3
No. 185
Free State [South Africa]
 3
No. 186
Gambia
 3
No. 187
Gauteng [South Africa]
 3
No. 188
Guinea-Bissau
 3
No. 189
Halmahera [Indonesia]
 3
No. 190
Inner Mongolia [China]
 3
No. 191
Jharkhand [India]
 3
No. 192
Jolo [Philippines]
 3
No. 193
KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa]
 3
No. 194
Lingga Islands [Indonesia]
 3
No. 195
Manipur [India]
 3
No. 196
Mongolia
 3
No. 197
Mpumalanga [South Africa]
 3
No. 198
New Britain [Papua New Guinea]
 3
No. 199
North West Province [South Africa]
 3
No. 200
Panaon [Philippines]
 3
No. 201
Perhentian Islands [Malaysia]
 3
No. 202
Qatar
 3
No. 203
Sangir Islands [Indonesia]
 3
No. 204
Seram [Indonesia]
 3
No. 205
Shaanxi [China]
 3
No. 206
Siargao [Philippines]
 3
No. 207
Sibu [Malaysia]
 3
No. 208
Sikkim [India]
 3
No. 209
Solomon Archipelago [Papua New Guinea / Solomon Islands]
 3
No. 210
South Sudan
 3
No. 211
Tablas [Philippines]
 3
No. 212
Ternate [Indonesia]
 3
No. 213
Torres Strait Islands [Australia]
 3
No. 214
Tripura [India]
 3
No. 215
Tunisia
 3
No. 216
Uganda
 3
No. 217
Waigeo [Indonesia]
 3
No. 218
Weh [Indonesia]
 3
No. 219
Admiralty Islands [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 220
Archipelago of the Recherche [Australia]
 2
No. 221
Aur [Malaysia]
 2
No. 222
Bacan [Indonesia]
 2
No. 223
Bahrain
 2
No. 224
Batu Islands [Indonesia]
 2
No. 225
Belitung [Indonesia]
 2
No. 226
Bernier Island [Australia]
 2
No. 227
Bougainville [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 228
Buru [Indonesia]
 2
No. 229
Burundi
 2
No. 230
Calamian Islands [Philippines]
 2
No. 231
Chongqing [China]
 2
No. 232
d'Entrecasteaux Islands [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 233
Dorre Island [Australia]
 2
No. 234
Eastern Cape [South Africa]
 2
No. 235
Enggano [Indonesia]
 2
No. 236
Faure Island [Australia]
 2
No. 237
Fergusson [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 238
Fujian [China]
 2
No. 239
Gabon
 2
No. 240
Haruku [Indonesia]
 2
No. 241
Henan [China]
 2
No. 242
Hubei [China]
 2
No. 243
Ivory Coast
 2
No. 244
Kangaroo Island [Australia]
 2
No. 245
Lakshadweep [India]
 2
No. 246
Lebanon
 2
No. 247
Liberia
 2
No. 248
Macau [China]
 2
No. 249
Masirah [Oman]
 2
No. 250
Misool [Indonesia]
 2
No. 251
Morotai [Indonesia]
 2
No. 252
Ningxia [China]
 2
No. 253
Normanby [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 254
North Solomon Islands [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 255
Palawan [Philippines]
 2
No. 256
Rambutyo [Papua New Guinea]
 2
No. 257
Riau Islands [Indonesia]
 2
No. 258
Romblon [Philippines]
 2
No. 259
Salawati [Indonesia]
 2
No. 260
Saparua [Indonesia]
 2
No. 261
Shanxi [China]
 2
No. 262
Siquijor [Philippines]
 2
No. 263
Solomon Islands
 2
No. 264
Sula Islands [Indonesia]
 2
No. 265
Talaud Islands [Indonesia]
 2
No. 266
Tanimbar Islands [Indonesia]
 2
No. 267
Togian Islands [Indonesia]
 2
No. 268
Adonara [Indonesia]
 1
No. 269
Aegean Islands [Greece]
 1
No. 270
Alor [Indonesia]
 1
No. 271
Amami Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 272
Babar Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 273
Babi Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 274
Babuyan Claro [Philippines]
 1
No. 275
Babuyan Islands [Philippines]
 1
No. 276
Banggai Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 277
Batan [Philippines]
 1
No. 278
Batan Islands [Philippines]
 1
No. 279
Batudaka [Indonesia]
 1
No. 280
Baudin Island [Australia]
 1
No. 281
Bawean Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 282
Biak [Indonesia]
 1
No. 283
Biaro [Indonesia]
 1
No. 284
Bijagos Archipelago [Guinea-Bissau]
 1
No. 285
Bioko [Equatorial Guinea]
 1
No. 286
Cabinda [Angola]
 1
No. 287
Calauit [Philippines]
 1
No. 288
Choiseul [Solomon Islands]
 1
No. 289
Congo-Brazzaville
 1
No. 290
Corfu [Greece]
 1
No. 291
Crete [Greece]
 1
No. 292
Cyclades Islands [Greece]
 1
No. 293
Cyprus
 1
No. 294
Dodecanese Islands [Greece]
 1
No. 295
East Timor
 1
No. 296
Equatorial Guinea
 1
No. 297
European Turkey [Turkey]
 1
No. 298
Flores [Indonesia]
 1
No. 299
Georgia
 1
No. 300
Gorong Archipelago [Indonesia]
 1
No. 301
Greece
 1
No. 302
Haryana [India]
 1
No. 303
Hebei [China]
 1
No. 304
Hon Ba [Vietnam]
 1
No. 305
Hong Kong [China]
 1
No. 306
Houtman Abrolhos Islands [Australia]
 1
No. 307
Ionian Islands [Greece]
 1
No. 308
Japan
 1
No. 309
Jiangxi [China]
 1
No. 310
Kabaena [Indonesia]
 1
No. 311
Kangean Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 312
Karimata Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 313
Komodo [Indonesia]
 1
No. 314
Lanyu Island [Taiwan]
 1
No. 315
Laut [Indonesia]
 1
No. 316
Lembata [Indonesia]
 1
No. 317
Lesotho
 1
No. 318
Lombok [Indonesia]
 1
No. 319
Lubang [Philippines]
 1
No. 320
Lutao Island [Taiwan]
 1
No. 321
Madura [Indonesia]
 1
No. 322
Miyako Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 323
Nan Ao Island [China]
 1
No. 324
New Ireland [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 325
North Aegean Islands [Greece]
 1
No. 326
North Pagai [Indonesia]
 1
No. 327
Okinawa Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 328
Pagai Islands [Indonesia]
 1
No. 329
Pemanggil [Malaysia]
 1
No. 330
Peucang [Indonesia]
 1
No. 331
Qeshm Island [Iran]
 1
No. 332
Rhodes [Greece]
 1
No. 333
Rinca [Indonesia]
 1
No. 334
Rote [Indonesia]
 1
No. 335
Ryukyu Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 336
Sakishima Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 337
Salutation Island [Australia]
 1
No. 338
Sanana [Indonesia]
 1
No. 339
Sangir [Indonesia]
 1
No. 340
Satsunan Islands [Japan]
 1
No. 341
Semau [Indonesia]
 1
No. 342
Sierra Leone
 1
No. 343
Sumba [Indonesia]
 1
No. 344
Sumbawa [Indonesia]
 1
No. 345
Supiori [Indonesia]
 1
No. 346
Tahulandang [Indonesia]
 1
No. 347
Tasmania [Australia]
 1
No. 348
Three Bays Island [Australia]
 1
No. 349
Timor [East Timor / Indonesia]
 1
No. 350
Trobriand Islands [Papua New Guinea]
 1
No. 351
West Timor [Indonesia]
 1
No. 352
Wetar [Indonesia]
 1
No. 353
Yaeyama Islands [Japan]
 1