Ctenophorus mckenziei

Ctenophorus mckenziei, commonly known as the dwarf bicycle-dragon[3] or McKenzie's dragon,[2][4] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Ctenophorus mckenziei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Ctenophorus
Species:
C. mckenziei
Binomial name
Ctenophorus mckenziei
(Storr, 1981)[2]
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Amphibolurus mckenziei
    Storr, 1981
  • Licentia mackenziei
    — Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Ctenophorus mckenziei
    — Cogger, 2000

Etymology

The specific name, mckenziei, is in honour of Australian zoologist Norman Leslie McKenzie.[5]

Habitat and geographic range

C. mckenziei occurs in semi-arid southern woodlands of South Australia and Western Australia.[4]

Reproduction

C. mckenziei is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Oliver P, Shea G, Cogger H (2017). "Ctenophorus mckenziei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83410188A83453728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410188A83453728.en.
  2. "Ctenophorus mckenziei (Storr, 1981)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  3. Species Ctenophorus mckenziei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, New South Wales: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenophorus mckenziei, p. 173).

Further reading
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1981). "Three new agamid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (4): 599–607. (Amphibolurus mckenziei, new species, pp. 605–606, Figure 5).
  • Wells, Richard W.; Wellington, C. Ross (1985). "A Classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplemental Series (1): 1-61. (Licentia mackenziei, new combination, p. 18).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.


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