Suborder Iguania Subfamily Amphibolurinae Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Agamidae Genus Ctenophorus Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Similar Ctenophorus, Reptile, Central netted dragon, Diporiphora winneckei, Yinnietharra rock dragon |
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.
The species is a member of a diverse genus, Ctenophorus, that contains a group known as crevice and rock dragons. Snout-to-vent length is 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.
Similar species
Ctenophorus nuchalis, central netted dragon
References
Ctenophorus reticulatus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA