Philippine sailfin lizard: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Philippine sailfin lizard lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hydrosaurus pustulatus
Group	Lizards, geckos & tuatara
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Reptile
Order	Squamata
Family	Agamidae

Where does the Philippine sailfin lizard live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Philippine sailfin lizard in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Philippines

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Philippine sailfin lizard endangered?

The Philippine sailfin lizard’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Philippine sailfin lizard?

The Philippine sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus pustulatus) is a reptile in the order Squamata and the family Agamidae, genus Hydrosaurus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Philippine sailfin lizard

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 (0.91 to 1.22 m). They are strong swimmers, and smaller juvenile lizards can run briefly on the water surface. They inhabit areas of heavy vegetation near coastlines and low-lying rivers, particularly in mangrove forests. They are also known locally as layagan or balubid in Tagalog and ibid in the Visayan languages, among other names.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Philippine sailfin lizard (revision 1329688673), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q304708 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).