Family Agamidae
(agamas)

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Scientific names for Aves taxonomy (family and below) are from The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Princeton University Press, copyright 2003. Used by permission.

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  Kingdom Animalia (animals)
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  Eumetazoa (metazoans)
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  Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
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  Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
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  Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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  Craniata (craniates)
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  Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
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  Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
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  Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
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  Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fishes and terrestrial vertebrates)
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  Tetrapoda (tetrapods)
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  Amniota (amniotes)
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  Class Reptilia (reptiles)
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  Diapsida (birds, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, and relatives)
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  Lepidosauria (amphisbaenians, lizards, snakes, and tuataras)
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  Order Squamata (amphisbaenians, lizards, and snakes)
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  Suborder Iguania (anoles, chameleons, iguanas, and relatives)
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  Family Agamidae (agamas)
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  Genus Acanthocercus
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  Genus Acanthosaura
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  Genus Agama
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  Genus Amphibolurus
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  Genus Aphaniotis
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  Genus Brachysaura
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  Genus Bronchocela
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  Genus Bufoniceps
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  Genus Caimanops
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  Genus Calotes
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  Genus Ceratophora
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  Genus Chelosania
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  Genus Chlamydosaurus
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  Genus Cophotis
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  Genus Coryphophylax
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  Genus Cryptagama
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  Genus Ctenophorus
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  Genus Dendragama
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  Genus Diporiphora
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  Genus Draco
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  Genus Gonocephalus
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  Genus Harpesaurus
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  Genus Hydrosaurus
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  Genus Hypsicalotes
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  Genus Hypsilurus (angle-headed forest dragon)
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  Genus Japalura
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  Genus Laudakia
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  Genus Leiolepis
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  Genus Lophocalotes
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  Genus Lophognathus
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  Genus Lyriocephalus
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  Genus Mictopholis
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  Genus Moloch
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  Genus Oreodeira
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  Genus Oriocalotes
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  Genus Otocryptis
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  Genus Phoxophrys
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  Genus Phrynocephalus
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  Genus Physignathus
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  Genus Pogona
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  Genus Psammophilus
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  Genus Pseudocalotes
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  Genus Pseudotrapelus
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  Genus Ptyctolaemus
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  Genus Rankinia
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  Genus Salea
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  Genus Sitana
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  Genus Thaumatorhynchus
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  Genus Trapelus
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  Genus Tympanocryptis
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  Genus Uromastyx
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  Genus Xenagama