Ctenophorus
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| Comb-bearing Dragons | |
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| Central Netted Dragon (C. nuchalis) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaminae |
| Genus: | Ctenophorus (Storr, 1981) |
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c.25 species, see text |
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Ctenophorus, also known as comb-bearing dragons, is a genus that contains the most diverse group of dragons in Australia. Many of these have been grouped by a similar morphology. The informal names and groupings within this genus — Rock or Crevice-dragon, Ground, Sand-dragon, and Bicycle-dragon — are named after the mythological creature, the dragon.
[edit] Species
Listed alphabetically.[1]
- Ctenophorus adelaidensis Gray, 1841 – Western Heath Dragon
- Ctenophorus caudicinctus Günther, 1875 – Ring-tailed Bicycle-dragon, Ring-tailed Dragon
- Ctenophorus clayi Storr, 1967 – Black-shouldered Ground-dragon, Black-collared Dragon
- Ctenophorus cristatus Gray 1841 – Crested Bicycle-dragon, Crested Dragon, Bicycle Dragon
- Ctenophorus decresii Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – Tawny Crevice-dragon, Tawny Dragon
- Ctenophorus femoralis Storr, 1965 – Long-tailed Sand-dragon
- Ctenophorus fionni Procter, 1923 – Peninsula Crevice-dragon, Peninsula Dragon
- Ctenophorus fordi Storr, 1965 – Malle Dragon, Mallee Sand-dragon, Mallee Military Dragon
- Ctenophorus gibba Houston, 1974 – Bulldust Ground-dragon, Gibber Dragon
- Ctenophorus isolepis Fisher, 1881 – Central Military Dragon
- Ctenophorus maculatus Gray, 1831 – Spotted Military Dragon, Spotted Dragon, Spotted Sand-dragon
- Ctenophorus maculosus Mitchell, 1948 – Lake Eyre Dragon, Salt-Lake Ground-dragon
- Ctenophorus mckenziei Storr, 1981 – Dwarf Bicycle-dragon, McKenzie's Dragon
- Ctenophorus nguyarna Doughty, Maryan, Melville & Austin, 2007 – Lake Disappointment Dragon
- Ctenophorus nuchalis De Vis, 1884 – Central Netted Dragon, Central Netted Ground-dragon
- Ctenophorus ornatus Gray, 1845 – Ornate Dragon, Ornate Crevise-dragon
- Ctenophorus pictus Peters, 1866 – Painted Dragon
- Ctenophorus reticulatus Gray, 1845 – Western Netted Dragon, Western Netted Ground-dragon
- Ctenophorus rufescens Stirling & Zietz, 1893 – Rusty Crevice-dragon, Rusty Dragon
- Ctenophorus salinarum Storr, 1966 – Saltpan Ground-dragon, Claypan Dragon
- Ctenophorus scutulatus Stirling & Zietz, 1893 – Lozenge-marked Dragon, Lozenge-marked Bicycle-dragon
- Ctenophorus tjantjalka Johnston, 1992 – Ochre Dragon
- Ctenophorus vadnappa Houston, 1974 – Red-barred Crevice-dragon, Red-barred Dragon
- Ctenophorus yinnietharra Storr, 1981 – Yinnietharra Crevice-dragon, Yinnietharra Rock Dragon
[edit] References
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Wikispecies has information related to: Ctenophorus |
- ^ Ctenophorus, The Reptile Database
- Browne-Cooper, Robert; Brian Bush, Brad Maryan, David Robinson (2007). Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. pp. 146. ISBN 9778 1 920694 74 6. "Australias most diverse group of dragons"
- Wilson, S & Swan, G. (2003) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Second edition. Sydney: New Holland Publ.
