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Ctenophorus clayi

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Species of lizard

Ctenophorus clayi
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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)
Synonyms
  • Amphibolurus clayi
    Storr, 1967
  • Ctenophorus raffertyi
    Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Ctenophorus clayi
    — Greer, 1991

Ctenophorus clayi, also known commonly as the black-collared dragon, the black-shouldered ground-dragon, and Clay's dragon, 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).

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.

Reproduction

C. clayi is oviparous.

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 Australia 49: 17–25. (Amphibolurus clayi, new species, p. 24).


Taxon identifiers
Ctenophorus clayi


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