Ctenophorus clayi
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)[2]
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Amphibolurus clayi
    Storr, 1967
  • Ctenophorus raffertyi
    Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Ctenophorus clayi
    — Greer, 1991

Ctenophorus clayi, also known commonly as the black-collared dragon,[2][4] the black-shouldered ground-dragon,[3] and Clay's dragon,[5] 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).[5]

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.[4]

Reproduction

C. clayi is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1966)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1967)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN 9781921517280
  5. 1 2 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).



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