Ctenophorus
Ctenophorus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as comb-bearing dragons, in the family Agamidae. The genus contains the most diverse group of dragon lizards in Australia. It is the largest group of Australian lizards and it has an extensive radiation in the arid zones.[2] Many of the species of Ctenophorus have been grouped by a similar morphology. The informal names and groupings within this genus — rock dragon, crevice-dragon, ground-dragon, sand-dragon, and bicycle-dragon — are named after the mythological creature, the dragon.
| Ctenophorus | |
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| Ctenophorus nuchalis, central netted dragon | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphibolurinae |
| Genus: | Ctenophorus Fitzinger, 1843[1] |
| Species | |
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34 species, see text | |
Lizards in the genus Ctenophorus may be confused with lizards in the genera Tympanocryptis and Diporiphora.[3]
Species
There are 34 recognized species in the genus.[4]
- Ctenophorus adelaidensis (Gray, 1841) – western heath dragon
- Ctenophorus butlerorum (Storr, 1977) – Butler's dragon, Shark Bay heath dragon, Edel heath dragon
- Ctenophorus caudicinctus (Günther, 1875) – ring-tailed bicycle-dragon, ring-tailed dragon
- Ctenophorus chapmani (Storr, 1977) – Chapman's dragon, southern heath dragon, Bight heath 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 (A.M.C. 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) – Mallee dragon, Mallee sand-dragon, Mallee military dragon
- Ctenophorus gibba (Houston, 1974) – Bulldust ground-dragon, gibber dragon
- Ctenophorus graafi (Storr, 1967) – Graaf's dragon
- Ctenophorus infans (Storr, 1967) – Laverton ring-tailed dragon
- Ctenophorus isolepis (Fischer, 1881) – central military dragon
- Ctenophorus maculatus (Gray, 1831) – spotted military dragon, spotted dragon, spotted sand-dragon
- Ctenophorus maculosus (F.J. Mitchell, 1948) – Lake Eyre dragon, salt-lake ground-dragon
- Ctenophorus mckenziei (Storr, 1981) – dwarf bicycle-dragon, McKenzie's dragon
- Ctenophorus mirrityana (McLean et al., 2013) – Barrier Range dragon
- Ctenophorus modestus (Ahl, 1926)
- Ctenophorus nguyarna Doughty, Maryan, Melville & J. Austin, 2007 – Lake Disappointment dragon
- Ctenophorus nuchalis (De Vis, 1884) – central netted dragon, central netted ground-dragon
- Ctenophorus ornatus (Gray, 1845) – ornate dragon, ornate crevice-dragon
- Ctenophorus parviceps (Storr, 1964) – Gnaraloo heath dragon, northwestern heath dragon
- Ctenophorus pictus (W. Peters, 1866) – painted dragon
- Ctenophorus reticulatus (Gray, 1845) – western netted dragon, western netted ground-dragon
- Ctenophorus rubens (Storr, 1965) – reddening sand-dragon, rufus sand 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 slateri (Storr, 1967) – Slater's dragon
- Ctenophorus spinodomus Sadlier, Colgan, Beatson & Cogger, 2019 – Eastern Mallee 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
Polymorphism
Lizards of the genus Ctenophorus are known to display color polymorphism, more than one color type being found within a population. It is believed that color polymorphism in this group has evolved as a result of a combination of sexual selection and natural selection.[5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ctenophorus.
Wikispecies has information related to Ctenophorus.
- "Ctenophorus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.
- Doughty, Paul; Maryan, Brad; Melville, Jane; Austin, Jeremy (2007). "A New Species of Ctenophorus (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from Lake Disappointment, Western Australia". Herpetologica. 63: 72–86. doi:10.1655/0018-0831(2007)63[72:ANSOCL]2.0.CO;2.
- Swan G, Shea G, Sadlier R (2004) A Field Guide to Reptiles of New South Wales. Sydney, New South Wales: Reed New Holland. ISBN 187706906X.
- Ctenophorus, The Reptile Database. Accessed 7 October 2014.
- Stuart-Fox DM, Moussalli A (2004). "Evolution of Color Variation in Dragon Lizards: Quantitative Tests of the Role of Crypsis and Local Adaptation". Evolution. 58 (7): 1549–1559. doi:10.1554/03-448. PMID 15341157. S2CID 9060145.
External links
- List of links to a page about each species, some with images
- Google search for images
- https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/Upload/Files-Biological-Sciences/R-and-A-text/Key-to-the-Dragons-of-South-Australia_1.pdf
- Browne-Cooper, Robert; Brian Bush; Brad Maryan; David Robinson (2007). Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. Perth: University of Western Australia Press. p. 146. ISBN 978-1-920694-74-6.
Australias most diverse group of dragons
Further reading
- Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Ctenophorus, new genus, p. 83). (in Latin).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2003). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Second edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishing.
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