Ctenophorus clayi

Ctenophorus clayi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Ctenophorus
Species:	C. clayi
Binomial name
Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1967) [2]
Synonyms [1] [2] [3]
Amphibolurus clayi Storr, 1967 Ctenophorus raffertyi Wells & Wellington, 1985 Ctenophorus clayi — Greer, 1991

Ctenophorus clayi, also known commonly as the black-collared dragon, ^{[2] [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. Melville, J.; Teale, R.; Wilson, S.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Ctenophorus clayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T83410105A83453683. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410105A83453683.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. "Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1966)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
3. "Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1967)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 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. 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 Australia49: 17–25. (Amphibolurus clayi, new species, p. 24).