Researchers made the  analysis of taxonomic diversity and representation of different evolutionary lineages of agamid lizards (Reptilia, Sauna, Agamidae) are provided in this article. For comparison with the fauna of China, the following territories were selected: North Eurasia, Iran and different countries of South and Southeast Asia.

Researchers pointed out that there are 49 agamid species in China, comprising 12 genera and 4 subfamilies. Annotated check-list and identification keys to genera are provided. Among the 49 species of agamids present in China, the percent of endemic species is relatively high (22 species; 45%).

Endemic species refer to 4 genera with the genus Japalura having the most, 10 of 14 species, proceeded by members of Tibetan Plateau lineage of Phrynocephalus, 8 of 12 soecies, and Calotes with 1 species and Laudakia with 3.

Chengdu Institute of Biology researecher GUO Xianguang joined this study. More results have been published in ASIAN HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH.