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DRAGON LIZARDS OF NEW SOUTH WALES

A Listing of New South Wales Dragons
(Agamid) Lizards

Distribution Key
ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES)
SUBORDER: SAURIA (LIZARDS)

family: Agamidae (Dragons)

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COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	DISTRIBUTION
Burns' Dragon	Amphibolurus (was Lophognathus) burnsi	NSW, Qld
Jacky Lizard	Amphibolurus muricatus	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Mallee Military Dragon	Ctenophorus fordi	NSW, Qld, SA, WA
*Kartiwarrui or Red-backed Sand Dragon (new Species 2023)	Ctenophorus kartiwarrui (split from Ctenophorus fordi)	SA, NSW, Qld
Barrier Range Dragon	Ctenophorus mirrityana (split from C. decresii)	NSW
Central Netted Dragon	Ctenophorus nuchalis	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Painted Dragon	Ctenophorus pictus	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
* Eastern Mallee Dragon	Ctenophorus spinodomus (also known as Ctenophorus hawkeswoodi) (split from Ctenophorus fordi)	NSW, SA
Tommy Roundhead	Diporiphora australis	Far north-east of NSW, through eastern Qld extending to Southern Cape York
Nobbi Dragon	Diporiphora nobbi (was in the genus Amphibolurus and Ctenophorus)	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Canegrass Two Lined Dragon	Diporiphora winneckei	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Eastern Water Dragon	Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii (was Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii)	NSW, Qld, (Feral in Vic)
Gippsland Water Dragon	Intellagama lesueurii howittii (was Physignathus lesueurii howittii)	NSW, ACT, Vic
Southern Angle-Headed Dragon	Lophosaurus (was Hypsilurus) spinipes	NSW, Qld
Common or Eastern Bearded Dragon	Pogona barbata	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Inland Bearded Dragon	Pogona vitticeps	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic
Mountain (Heath) Dragon	Rankinia diemensis (was in the genus Ctenophorus & Tympanocryptis)	NSW, ACT, Tas, Vic
Claypan Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis argillosa	SA, Qld, NSW
Floodplain Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis darlingensis (Described 2023)	Southern NSW to southern Qld
Centralian Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis centralis (was T.lineata centralis)	NT, SA, WA
Gibber Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis intima	NSW, NT, Qld, SA
Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis lineata - previously called T. pinguicolla	ACT, NSW?
*Bathurst Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis mccartneyi	NSW (Bathust area)
Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis osbornei	NSW, (Cooma area)
Lined Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis petersi	SA, NSW, Vic
Long-tailed or Eyrean Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis tetraporophora	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

DISTRIBUTION KEY
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CI = Christmas Island	CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island	NSW = New South Wales
NT = Northern Territory	Qld = Queensland	SA = South Australia
Tas = Tasmania	Vic = Victoria	WA = Western Australia
NI = Norfolk Island	LHI = Lord Howe Island	ACT = Australian Capital Territory (Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)

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DRAGON LIZARDS OF NEW SOUTH WALES

A Listing of New South Wales Dragons (Agamid) Lizards

Distribution Key ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES) SUBORDER: SAURIA (LIZARDS) family: Agamidae (Dragons)

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COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Amphibolurus (was Lophognathus) burnsi

NSW, Qld

Amphibolurus muricatus

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Ctenophorus fordi

NSW, Qld, SA, WA

*Kartiwarrui or Red-backed Sand Dragon (new Species 2023)

Ctenophorus kartiwarrui (split from Ctenophorus fordi)

SA, NSW, Qld

Ctenophorus mirrityana (split from C. decresii)

NSW

Ctenophorus nuchalis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Ctenophorus pictus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

* Eastern Mallee Dragon

Ctenophorus spinodomus (also known as Ctenophorus hawkeswoodi) (split from Ctenophorus fordi)

NSW, SA

Diporiphora australis

Far north-east of NSW, through eastern Qld extending to Southern Cape York

Diporiphora nobbi (was in the genus Amphibolurus and Ctenophorus)

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Diporiphora winneckei

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii (was Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii)

NSW, Qld, (Feral in Vic)

Intellagama lesueurii howittii (was Physignathus lesueurii howittii)

NSW, ACT, Vic

Lophosaurus (was Hypsilurus) spinipes

NSW, Qld

Pogona barbata

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Pogona vitticeps

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

Rankinia diemensis (was in the genus Ctenophorus & Tympanocryptis)

NSW, ACT, Tas, Vic

Claypan Earless Dragon

SA, Qld, NSW

Floodplain Earless Dragon

Southern NSW to southern Qld

Centralian Earless Dragon

Tympanocryptis centralis (was T.lineata centralis)

NT, SA, WA

Tympanocryptis intima

NSW, NT, Qld, SA

Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon

Tympanocryptis lineata - previously called T. pinguicolla

ACT, NSW?

*Bathurst Earless Dragon

NSW (Bathust area)

Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon

NSW, (Cooma area)

Tympanocryptis petersi

SA, NSW, Vic

Tympanocryptis tetraporophora

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

DISTRIBUTION KEY Click on the links below for more information

CI = Christmas Island

CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island

NSW = New South Wales

NT = Northern Territory

Qld = Queensland

SA = South Australia

Tas = Tasmania

Vic = Victoria

WA = Western Australia

NI = Norfolk Island

LHI = Lord Howe Island

ACT = Australian Capital Territory (Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)

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AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
Covering Australian Snakes, Lizards, Crocodiles, Turtles, and Amphibians

A Listing of New South Wales Dragons
(Agamid) Lizards

Distribution Key
ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES)
SUBORDER: SAURIA (LIZARDS)

family: Agamidae (Dragons)

Ctenophorus kartiwarrui
(split from Ctenophorus fordi)

Ctenophorus mirrityana
(split from C. decresii)

Ctenophorus spinodomus (also known as Ctenophorus hawkeswoodi)
(split from Ctenophorus fordi)

Diporiphora nobbi
(was in the genus Amphibolurus and Ctenophorus)

Rankinia diemensis
(was in the genus Ctenophorus & Tympanocryptis)

Tympanocryptis centralis
(was T.lineata centralis)

DISTRIBUTION KEY
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ACT = Australian Capital Territory
(Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)

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Key to the Dragons of South Australia
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