Malaysian Sail-finned Lizard
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 Head of a hydrosaurus amboinensis at the Houston Zoo
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| Hydrosaurus amboinensis (Schlosser, 1768) |
The Malaysian Sail-finned Lizard (Hydrosaurus amboinensis) is the largest agamid lizard in the world, growing to over 1 m in length. This lizard is able to run short distances across water using both its feet and tail for support - an ability shared with the plumed basilisk.
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