Biology:Ctenophorus clayi

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Short description: Species of lizard

Ctenophorus clayi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Ctenophorus
Species:
C. clayi
Binomial name
Ctenophorus clayi
(Storr, 1967)[1]
Synonyms[2][1][3]
  • Amphibolurus clayi
    Storr, 1967
  • Ctenophorus raffertyi
    Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Ctenophorus clayi
    — Greer, 1991

Ctenophorus clayi, also known commonly as the black-collared dragon,[1][4] the black-shouldered ground-dragon,[3] and Clay's dragon,[5] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia .

Etymology

The specific name, clayi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Brian T. Clay (1950–2004).[5]

Geographic range and habitat

C. clayi occurs in red sand-ridges with spinifex in the central and western deserts of Australia, with an isolated population existing in North West Cape in Western Australia.[4]

Reproduction

C. clayi is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1966)". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ea7f6bc1-1812-49a3-b188-543901cd4844. 
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named iucn status 19 November 2021
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1967)". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ctenophorus&species=clayi. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN:9781921517280
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 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. ("Clay's Dragon Ctenophorus clayi ", p. 55).

Further reading

  • Storr GM (1967). "The Amphibolurus reticulatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae) in Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 49: 17–25. (Amphibolurus clayi, new species, p. 24).


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