Ctenophorus

Comb-bearing Dragons
Central Netted Dragon (C. nuchalis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Agaminae
Genus:	Ctenophorus (Storr, 1981)
Species
c.25 species, see text

Western Netted Dragon (C. reticulatus), Uluru

Ctenophorus, also known as comb-bearing dragons, is a genus that contains the most diverse group of dragons in Australia. Many of these have been grouped by a similar morphology. The informal names and groupings within this genus — Rock or Crevice-dragon, Ground, Sand-dragon, and Bicycle-dragon — are named after the mythological creature, the dragon.

Species

Listed alphabetically.^[1]

• Ctenophorus adelaidensis Gray, 1841 – Western Heath Dragon
• Ctenophorus caudicinctus Günther, 1875 – Ring-tailed Bicycle-dragon, Ring-tailed Dragon
• Ctenophorus clayi Storr, 1967 – Black-shouldered Ground-dragon, Black-collared Dragon
• Ctenophorus cristatus Gray 1841 – Crested Bicycle-dragon, Crested Dragon, Bicycle Dragon
• Ctenophorus decresii Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – Tawny Crevice-dragon, Tawny Dragon
• Ctenophorus femoralis Storr, 1965 – Long-tailed Sand-dragon
• Ctenophorus fionni Procter, 1923 – Peninsula Crevice-dragon, Peninsula Dragon
• Ctenophorus fordi Storr, 1965 – Malle Dragon, Mallee Sand-dragon, Mallee Military Dragon
• Ctenophorus gibba Houston, 1974 – Bulldust Ground-dragon, Gibber Dragon
• Ctenophorus isolepis Fisher, 1881 – Central Military Dragon
• Ctenophorus maculatus Gray, 1831 – Spotted Military Dragon, Spotted Dragon, Spotted Sand-dragon
• Ctenophorus maculosus Mitchell, 1948 – Lake Eyre Dragon, Salt-Lake Ground-dragon
• Ctenophorus mckenziei Storr, 1981 – Dwarf Bicycle-dragon, McKenzie's Dragon
• Ctenophorus nguyarna Doughty, Maryan, Melville & Austin, 2007 – Lake Disappointment Dragon
• Ctenophorus nuchalis De Vis, 1884 – Central Netted Dragon, Central Netted Ground-dragon
• Ctenophorus ornatus Gray, 1845 – Ornate Dragon, Ornate Crevise-dragon
• Ctenophorus pictus Peters, 1866 – Painted Dragon
• Ctenophorus reticulatus Gray, 1845 – Western Netted Dragon, Western Netted Ground-dragon
• Ctenophorus rufescens Stirling & Zietz, 1893 – Rusty Crevice-dragon, Rusty Dragon
• Ctenophorus salinarum Storr, 1966 – Saltpan Ground-dragon, Claypan Dragon
• Ctenophorus scutulatus Stirling & Zietz, 1893 – Lozenge-marked Dragon, Lozenge-marked Bicycle-dragon
• Ctenophorus tjantjalka Johnston, 1992 – Ochre Dragon
• Ctenophorus vadnappa Houston, 1974 – Red-barred Crevice-dragon, Red-barred Dragon
• Ctenophorus yinnietharra Storr, 1981 – Yinnietharra Crevice-dragon, Yinnietharra Rock Dragon

References

1. ^ Ctenophorus, The Reptile Database

• Browne-Cooper, Robert; Brian Bush, Brad Maryan, David Robinson (2007). Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press. pp. 146. ISBN 9778 1 920694 74 6. "Australias most diverse group of dragons" 
• Wilson, S & Swan, G. (2003) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Second edition. Sydney: New Holland Publ.