6, see text Agamidae is a family containing 64 genera, 582 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe.

[6] Although agamids generally inhabit warm environments, ranging from hot deserts to tropical rainforests, at least one species, the mountain dragon, is found in cooler regions.

One of the key distinguishing features of the agamids is their teeth, which are borne on the outer rim of their mouths (acrodonts), rather than on the inner side of their jaws (pleurodonts).

Agamid lizards are generally diurnal, with good vision, and include a number of arboreal species, in addition to ground- and rock-dwellers.

They generally feed on insects and other arthropods (such as spiders), although for some larger species, their diet may include small reptiles or mammals, nestling birds, and flowers or other vegetable matter.

Specifically in the Leiolepidinae subfamily of agamids, all species use a burrowing system that reaches moist soil, where eggs are deposited in late spring/early summer or at the beginning of the dry season.

They are found over much of the Old World, including continental Africa, Australia, southern Asia, and sparsely in warmer regions of Europe.

[17] Among Agamidae, six subfamilies are generally recognized:[18][19] These can be further split into 64 genera, as follows: The oldest known unambiguous agamid is Protodraco from the mid-Cretaceous (early Cenomanian) aged Burmese amber of Myanmar, dating to around 99 million years ago.