THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - DRAGONS (AGAMAS)

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DRAGONS (AGAMAS) - SPECIES LISTING

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
Centralian Lashtail (Status Uncertain)	Amphibolurus centralis	NT, Qld? (Distribution uncertain)
Jacky Lizard	Amphibolurus muricatus	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Chameleon Dragon	Chelosania brunnea	NT, Qld, WA
Frilled Lizard	Chlamydosaurus kingii	Australia (NT, WA, Qld) and Southern New Guinea
Central Military Dragon	Ctenophorus isolepis	NT, Qld, SA, WA
*Kartiwarrui or Red-backed Sand Dragon (new Species 2023)	Ctenophorus kartiwarrui (split from Ctenophorus fordi)	SA, NSW, Qld
Central Netted Dragon	Ctenophorus nuchalis	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Painted Dragon	Ctenophorus pictus	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
Slater's Ring-tailed Dragon or Centralian Rock 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
Amelia's Canegrass Dragon	Diporiphora ameliae	Central Qld
Tommy Roundhead	Diporiphora australis	Far north-east of NSW, through eastern Qld extending to Southern Cape York
*Gulf Two-lined Dragon	Diporiphora carpentariensis	Cape York, Qld
*Granulated Two-Lined Dragon	Diporiphora granulifera	Far north-western Qld extending into NT
*Black-throated Two-Pored Dragon	Diporiphora jugularis (was junior synonym of D. bilineata)	Cape York, Qld
Lally's Two Lined Dragon or Northern Deserts Dragon.	Diporiphora lalliae	Northern WA through Central NT extending over the border into Qld
Yellow-Sided Two-Lined Dragon	Diporiphora magna	Northern NT extending into far North of WA and over the border into Qld
Nobbi Dragon	Diporiphora nobbi (was in the genus Amphibolurus and Ctenophorus)	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Black-Spined Nobbi Dragon	Diporiphora phaeospinosa	Qld (Carnarvon Gorge, Bigge Range, Blackdown Tablelands)
Northern Savannah Two-pored Dragon	Diporiphora sobria (was Diporiphora albilabris sobria)	Far northern WA, through Northern NT extending over the border into Qld
Canegrass Two Lined Dragon	Diporiphora winneckei	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Long-nosed Water Dragon	Gowidon (or Amphibolurus) (was Lophognathus) longirostris	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Northern Water Dragon or Swamplands Lashtail	(Gowidon temporalis) is now called Tropicagama temporalis	NT, Qld, WA
Eastern Water Dragon	Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii (was Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii)	NSW, Qld, (Feral in Vic)
Gilbert's Dragon	Lophognathus (was Amphibolurus) gilberti	(Northern) NT, (North-eastern) Qld, (North- western)WA
* Horner's Dragon	Lophognathus horneri	NT, Qld, WA (Northern Australia)
Boyd's Forest Dragon	Lophosaurus ( was Hypsilurus) boydii	Qld
Southern Angle-Headed Dragon	Lophosaurus (was Hypsilurus) spinipes	NSW, Qld
Thorny Devil or Moloch	Moloch horridus	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Common or Eastern Bearded Dragon	Pogona barbata	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Black Soil Bearded Dragon	Pogona henrylawsoni	QLD
Inland Bearded Dragon	Pogona vitticeps	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic
Indonesian Water Dragon or Swamplands Lashtail	Tropicagama (was Gowidon) temporalis	Australia (NT, WA, Qld) and New Guinea
* Claypan Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis argillosa	SA, Qld, NSW
Condamine Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis condaminensis	Southeast Qld (West of Brisbane)
Floodplain Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis darlingensis (Described 2023)	Southern NSW to southern Qld
Emerald Earless DragonDragon	Tympanocryptis hobsoni (Described 2023)	Emerald region, Qld
Gibber Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis intima	NSW, NT, Qld, SA
*Five Lined Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis pentalineata	Qld
Long-tailed or Eyrean Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis tetraporophora	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic
Roma Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis wilsoni	Qld (Roma, Cunnamulla)

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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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

Centralian Lashtail (Status Uncertain)

NT, Qld? (Distribution uncertain)

Amphibolurus muricatus

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Chelosania brunnea

NT, Qld, WA

Chlamydosaurus kingii

Australia (NT, WA, Qld) and Southern New Guinea

Ctenophorus isolepis

NT, Qld, SA, WA

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

Ctenophorus kartiwarrui (split from Ctenophorus fordi)

SA, NSW, Qld

Ctenophorus nuchalis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Ctenophorus pictus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

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

Amelia's Canegrass Dragon

Central Qld

Diporiphora australis

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

*Gulf Two-lined Dragon

Cape York, Qld

*Granulated Two-Lined Dragon

Far north-western Qld extending into NT

*Black-throated Two-Pored Dragon

Diporiphora jugularis (was junior synonym of D. bilineata)

Cape York, Qld

Lally's Two Lined Dragon or Northern Deserts Dragon.

Northern WA through Central NT extending over the border into Qld

Yellow-Sided Two-Lined Dragon

Northern NT extending into far North of WA and over the border into Qld

Diporiphora nobbi (was in the genus Amphibolurus and Ctenophorus)

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Black-Spined Nobbi Dragon

Qld (Carnarvon Gorge, Bigge Range, Blackdown Tablelands)

Northern Savannah Two-pored Dragon

Diporiphora sobria (was Diporiphora albilabris sobria)

Far northern WA, through Northern NT extending over the border into Qld

Diporiphora winneckei

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Gowidon (or Amphibolurus) (was Lophognathus) longirostris

NT, Qld, SA, WA

(Gowidon temporalis) is now called Tropicagama temporalis

NT, Qld, WA

Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii (was Physignathus lesueurii lesueurii)

NSW, Qld, (Feral in Vic)

Lophognathus (was Amphibolurus) gilberti

(Northern) NT, (North-eastern) Qld, (North- western)WA

* Horner's Dragon

Lophognathus horneri

NT, Qld, WA (Northern Australia)

Lophosaurus ( was Hypsilurus) boydii

Qld

Lophosaurus (was Hypsilurus) spinipes

NSW, Qld

Moloch horridus

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Pogona barbata

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Pogona henrylawsoni

QLD

Pogona vitticeps

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic

Tropicagama (was Gowidon) temporalis

Australia (NT, WA, Qld) and New Guinea

* Claypan Earless Dragon

SA, Qld, NSW

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

QUEENSLAND
DRAGONS (AGAMAS) - SPECIES LISTING

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

family: Agamidae (Dragons)

Centralian Lashtail
(Status Uncertain)

NT, Qld?
(Distribution uncertain)

Ctenophorus kartiwarrui
(split from Ctenophorus fordi)

Diporiphora nobbi
(was in the genus Amphibolurus and Ctenophorus)

Qld (Carnarvon Gorge,
Bigge Range, Blackdown Tablelands)

NT, Qld, WA
(Northern Australia)

DISTRIBUTION KEY
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