Ctenophorus chapmani

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Ctenophorus chapmani
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Ctenophorus
Species:
C. chapmani
Binomial name
Ctenophorus chapmani
(Storr, 1977) [2]
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Distribution of Ctenophorus chapmani
Synonyms [1] [2] [3]
  • Amphibolurus adelaidensis chapmani
    (Storr, 1977)
  • Rankinia chapmani
    (Storr, 1977)
  • Tympanocryptis adelaidensis chapmani
    (Houston & Hutchinson, 1998)

Ctenophorus chapmani, commonly known as Chapman's dragon, [1] southern heath dragon, [2] [4] or Bight heath dragon, [3] is a species of agamid lizard occurring in sandplains with heath or mallee across southern Australia. [4]

It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Ctenophorus adelaidensis . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cogger, H.; Shea, G. (2017). "Ctenophorus chapmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T83410096A83453678. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410096A83453678.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ctenophorus chapmani (Storr, 1977)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Ctenophorus chapmani (Storr, 1977)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN   9781921517280


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