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Sailfin Water Lizard

Hydrosaurus pustulatus

Classification

Family
Agamidae

Hydrosaurus pustulatus, commonly known as the Philippine sailfin lizard or the Philippine sailfin dragon, is a large semiaquatic agamid lizard endemic to all of the major island groups of the Philippines, with the exception of the Palawan islands. Like other sailfin lizards, they are characterized by large, sail-like dorsal crests on their tails. They can grow to a maximum length around 3 to 4 ft (0.

Distribution

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