Hypsilurus is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae.

The genus is endemic to Melanesia.

[2] As of 2020[update], Hypsilurus contains the following 18 species:[3] Three species previously assigned to the genus Hypsilurus have now been moved to the genus Lophosaurus:[4] Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Hypsilurus.