Ctenophorus reticulatus

Ctenophorus reticulatus
Male, Uluru, Northern Territory
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. reticulatus
Binomial name
Ctenophorus reticulatus (JE Gray, 1845)

Ctenophorus reticulatus, the western netted dragon or western netted ground-dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is found in South Australia, Western Australia and southern Northern Territory.

Description

C. reticulatus has a snout-to-vent length of 108 mm. It has a blunt snout, short limbs, and round head. The adult males are red with black reticula; the females are paler with elongated dark blotches, while the juveniles are olive-grey. ^[2]

C. reticulatus is most closely related to the central netted dragon Ctenophorus nuchalis. ^[3]

References

1. Melville, J.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Ctenophorus reticulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T83488912A83489057. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83488912A83489057.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Wilson, S & Swan, G. (2003) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Second edition. Sydney: New Holland Publ.
3. Melville, Jane; Schulte II, James A.; Larson, Allan (2001). "A molecular phylogenetic study of ecological diversification in the Australian lizard genus Ctenophorus". Journal of Experimental Zoology. 291 (4): 339–353. doi:10.1002/jez.1133. PMID   11754013.

External links

• Ctenophorus reticulatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database