Ctenophorus rufescens
Rusty Dragon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Ctenophorus |
Species: | C. rufescens
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Binomial name | |
Ctenophorus rufescens | |
Synonyms[3][2][4] | |
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Ctenophorus rufescens, commonly known as the rusty dragon[2][5] or rusty-crevice dragon[4] is a species of agamid lizard occurring in granite outcrops featuring open expanses strewn with exfoliated rock, in arid north-western South Australia, south-western Northern Territory and adjacent Western Australia.[5]
References[]
- ^ Melville, J.; Hutchinson, M.; Robertson, P.; Michael, D. (2018). "Ctenophorus rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T83410052A83453658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T83410052A83453658.en. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ctenophorus rufescens (Stirling & Zietz, 1893)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ Melville, J.; Hutchinson, M.; Robertson, P. & Michael, D. (2017). "Ctenophorus rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83410052A83453658. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T83410052A83453658.en.
- ^ a b "Ctenophorus rufescens (Stirling & Zietz, 1893)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ a b Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN 9781921517280
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Agamid lizards of Australia
- Ctenophorus
- Endemic fauna of Australia
- Reptiles described in 1893
- Taxa named by Edward Charles Stirling
- Taxa named by Amandus Heinrich Christian Zietz
- Agamidae stubs