THE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - DRAGONS (AGAMAS)

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REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


SLATER'S RINGTAILED DRAGON
Ctenophorus slateri
Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus caudicinctus) (8851342177)
Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
Matt from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons


Approximate distribution of Ring-tailed Dragons
Approximate distribution of Ring-tailed Dragons (In the Genus Ctenophorus) with Ctenophorus slateri highlighted in ORANGE)

Ctenophorus slateri includes what was previously called Ctenophorus caudicinctus slateri combined with what was previously called Ctenophorus caudicinctus macropus

Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory


Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri)

 

Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory


Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory


Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory
Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon (Ctenophorus slateri) - Kings Canyon, Northern Territory


Click here to see photos of Slater's Ring-tailed Dragons (Ctenophorus slateri) at flickr

Click here to see photos of Slater's Ring-tailed Dragons (Ctenophorus slateri) at flickr


RING-TAILED DRAGON COMPLEX

COMMON NAME
(Internal link)

SCIENTIFIC NAME
( External links)

DISTRIBUTION

Western Ring-tailed Dragon

Ctenophorus caudicinctus
(What was previously Ctenophorus caudicinctus caudicinctus combined with what was Ctenophorus caudicinctus mensarum)

WA (Pilbara region & offshore islands) as well as West-central WA

Graaf's Ring-tailed Dragon
STATUS UNCERTAIN

Ctenophorus graafi
(was Ctenophorus caudicinctus graafi)

WA (far eastern interior)
(extending into NT)

Laverton Ring-tailed Dragon

Ctenophorus infans
(was Ctenophorus caudicinctus infans)

Southern Central WA

Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon

Ctenophorus slateri
(What was previously Ctenophorus caudicinctus slateri combined with what was previously Ctenophorus caudicinctus macropus)

Far Northern Australia, WA, NT extending into Central Australia Qld and SA


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Ring Tailed Dragon Complex

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Agamas of the World

Agamas (Dragons) of Australia

Agamas
of
The World		 Dragons
(Agamas)
of
Australia


AUSTRALIAN DRAGON SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Agamas (Dragons) of South Australia

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas of NSW

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas of Queensland

NORTHERN TERRITORY DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

DRAGON LIZARDS of Victoria Agamas Agamidae - Victoria

ACT - DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

Agamas (Dragons) of Tasmania

Dragons
(Agamas)
of South
Australia		 Dragons
(Agamas)
of NSW		 Dragons
(Agamas)
of Qld		 Dragons
(Agamas)
of NT		 Dragons
(Agamas)
of WA		 Dragons
(Agamas)
of Victoria		 Dragons
(Agamas)
of
ACT 		Dragons
(Agamas)
of
Tasmania


 


AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
 REPTILES OF NSW REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND REPTILES OF NORTHERN TERRITORY REPTILES OF Western Australia Reptiles of the ACT(Canberra)

Reptiles of South Australia

Reptiles
of
Victoria

Reptiles
of
NSW

Reptiles
of
Qld

Reptiles
of
NT

Reptiles
of
WA

Reptiles
of the
ACT

Reptiles of Tasmania


MORE REPTILE SPECIES LISTS

Reptiles of Lord Howe Island

Reptiles of Christmas Island

Reptiles
of Cocos Keeling Islands

Reptiles of Norfolk Island


Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

Reptiles
of
Australia

Frogs
of
Australia

Reptiles
of
The World

Amphibians of the
World


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