Ctenophorus maculatus

Ctenophorus maculatus, commonly known as the spotted military dragon,[2][4] spotted dragon,[5][3] or spotted sand-dragon[3] is a species of agamid lizard occurring in semi-arid to arid shrublands and hummock grasslands of Western Australia and a small part of South Australia.[4]

Spotted military dragon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Ctenophorus
Species:
C. maculatus
Binomial name
Ctenophorus maculatus
(Gray, 1831)[2]
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Amphibolurus maculatus
    (Gray, 1831)
  • Phthanodon maculatus
    (Gray, 1831)
  • Uromastyx maculatus
    (Gray, 1831)
  • Grammatophora gaimardii
    (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)

Subspecies

Ctenophorus maculatus has 4 subspecies:[5][4][3]

  • C. m. badius
  • C. m. dualis
  • C. m. griseus
  • C. m. maculatus

References
  1. Melville, J.; Wilson, S.; Ford, S. & Macdonald, S.M. (2017). "Ctenophorus maculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83410177A83453723. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410177A83453723.en.
  2. "Ctenophorus maculatus (Gray, 1831)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. "Ctenophorus maculatus (Gray, 1831)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  4. Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN 9781921517280
  5. Cogger, H. (2000) Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Reed New Holland, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN 1876334339


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