THE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - DRAGONS (AGAMAS)

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A Listing of Dragon (Agamid) Lizards
Of Western Australia

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

family: Agamidae (Dragons)

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COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	DISTRIBUTION
Mallee Heath Lashtail Dragon	Amphibolurus norrisi	SA, Vic, WA
Chameleon Dragon	Chelosania brunnea	NT, Qld, WA
Frilled Lizard	Chlamydosaurus kingii	Australia (NT, WA, Qld) and Southern New Guinea
Gravel Dragon	Cryptagama aurita	NT, WA
Western Heath Dragon	Ctenophorus adelaidensis (previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)	WA
Shark Bay Heath Dragon	Ctenophorus butlerorum (was Ctenophorus butleri) (previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)	WA
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
Eastern Heath Dragon or Bight Heath Dragon	Ctenophorus chapmani (previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)	SA, WA
Black Shouldered Ground Dragon	Ctenophorus clayi	NT, SA, WA
Crested Dragon	Ctenophorus cristatus	SA, WA
Long-tailed Sand Dragon	Ctenophorus femoralis	WA
* Mallee Military Dragon	Ctenophorus fordi	WA (Distribution reduced 2023)
Graaf's Ring-tailed Dragon	Ctenophorus graafi (was Ctenophorus caudicinctus graafi )	WA( far eastern interior) (extending into NT and SA?)
Central Military Dragon	Ctenophorus isolepis	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Laverton Ring-tailed Dragon	Ctenophorus infans (was Ctenophorus caudicinctus infans)	Southen Central inland WA
Spotted Military Dragon (subspecies)	Ctenophorus maculatus badius	Coast and interior of West Australia between Shark Bay and Exmouth Gulf
Spotted Military Dragon (subspecies)	Ctenophorus maculatus griseus	SW interior of West Australia
Spotted Military Dragon (subspecies)	Ctenophorus maculatus dualis	SE West Australia and extreme SW South Australia.
Spotted Military Dragon (subspecies)	Ctenophorus maculatus maculatus	West coast of West Australia south of Shark Bay
* Dwarf Bicycle Dragon or Mckenzie's Dragon	Ctenophorus mckenziei	WA SA (Great Australian Bight)
Lake Disappointment Dragon	Ctenophorus nguyarna	WA
Central Netted Dragon	Ctenophorus nuchalis	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA
Ornate Dragon	Ctenophorus ornatus	WA
Gnaraloo Heath Dragon	Ctenophorus parviceps (previously Tympanocryptis parviceps)	WA
Painted Dragon	Ctenophorus pictus	NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA
Western Netted Dragon	Ctenophorus reticulatus	SA, WA
Reddening Sand-dragon	Ctenophorus rubens	Central coastal WA
Rusty Crevice Dragon	Ctenophorus rufescens	SA, WA, NT
*Claypan Dragon or Saltpan Ground Dragon	Ctenophorus salinarum	WA, SA
Lozenge-Marked Dragon	Ctenophorus scutulatus	SA, 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
*Tjakalpa or Ghost Dragon (new Species 2023)	Ctenophorus tjakalpa (split from Ctenophorus fordi)	SA, WA (Great Victoria Desert)
Yinnietharra Crevice Dragon	Ctenophorus yinnietharra	WA
Carnarvon Dragon	Diporiphora adductus	WA
White-lipped Two Lined Dragon	Diporiphora albilabris (Now includes lizards previously called D. arnhemica)	Far North of WA
Mulga Dragon	Diporiphora (was Caimanops) amphiboluroides	WA
Arnhem Land Two-lined Dragon	Diporiphora arnhemica (obsolete name) - now synonomised with Diporiphora albilabris	Far North of WA
Robust Two Lined Dragon	Diporiphora bennettii	Far north of WA
Gracile Two-lined Dragon	Diporiphora gracilis sp. nov.	Far northern WA
*Crystal Creek Two Lined Dragon	Diporiphora convergens	WA (extreme far north )
*Granulated Two-Lined Dragon	Diporiphora granulifera	Far north-western Qld extending into NT
Lally's Two Lined Dragon or Northern Deserts Dragon.	Diporiphora lalliae	Northern WA through Central NT extending over the border into Qld
Pink Two Lined Dragon Dragon	Diporiphora linga	SA, WA
Yellow-Sided Two-Lined Dragon	Diporiphora magna	Northern NT extending into far North of WA and over the border into Qld
Northwest Kimberley Two-lined Dragon	Diporiphora margaretae (was synonymised with D. magna)	WA (extreme far north )
Pale Two-pored Dragon	Diporiphora pallida sp. nov.	Far northern WA
Grey-striped Western Desert Dragon	Diporiphora paraconvergens	WA, SA, NT
*Kimberley Rock Dragon	Diporiphora perplexa sp. nov.	Far North of WA extending over the border into NT
Pindan Two Lined Dragon	Diporiphora pindan	WA
Plain Backed Two Lined Dragon	Diporiphora reginae	WA, SA
Northern Savannah Two-pored Dragon	Diporiphora sobria (was Diporiphora albilabris sobria)	Far northern WA, through Northern NT extending over the border into Qld
Superb Two Lined Dragon	Diporiphora superba	WA
Southern Pilbara Tree Dragon	Diporiphora valens	WA
Northern Pilbara Tree Dragon	Diporiphora vescus	WA
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
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)
Thorny Devil or Moloch	Moloch horridus	NT, Qld, SA, WA
Common or Eastern Bearded Dragon	Pogona barbata	NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic
Small Scaled or Kimberley Bearded Dragon	Pogona microlepidota	WA
Abrolhos Dwarf Bearded Dragon	Pogona minor minima	Houtman Abrolhos (WA)
Dwarf Bearded Dragon	Pogona minor minor	NT, SA, WA
Mitchell's Bearded Dragon	Pogona minor mitchelli	WA
Nullarbor Bearded Dragon	Pogona nullarbor	SA, WA
Indonesian Water Dragon or Swamplands Lashtail	Tropicagama (was Gowidon) temporalis	Australia (NT, WA, Qld) and New Guinea
Centralian Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis centralis (was T.lineata centralis)	NT, SA, WA
Coastal Pebble Dragon	Tympanocryptis cephalus (T.cephala) IMPORTANT see also Tympanocryptis pseudopsephos	WA
Hamersley Pebble Dragon	Tympanocryptis diabolicus	WA (Hamersley Range)
Fortescue Pebble Dragon	Tympanocryptis fortescuensis	WA
Gascoyne Pebble Dragon	Tympanocryptis gigas	Central western WA.
Nullarbor Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis houstoni (was T. lineata houstoni)	SA, WA
*Savanna(h) Earless Dragon	Tympanocryptis macra (was Tympanocryptis lineata macra) status uncertain	WA,NT
*Goldfields Pebble Dragon	Tympanocryptis pseudopsephos	Inland WA

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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A Listing of Dragon (Agamid) Lizards Of Western Australia

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

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COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

DISTRIBUTION

Amphibolurus norrisi

SA, Vic, WA

Chelosania brunnea

NT, Qld, WA

Chlamydosaurus kingii

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

Gravel Dragon

NT, WA

Ctenophorus adelaidensis (previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)

WA

Ctenophorus butlerorum (was Ctenophorus butleri) (previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)

WA

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

Ctenophorus chapmani (previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)

SA, WA

Ctenophorus clayi

NT, SA, WA

Ctenophorus cristatus

SA, WA

Ctenophorus femoralis

WA

* Mallee Military Dragon

Ctenophorus fordi

WA (Distribution reduced 2023)

Ctenophorus graafi (was Ctenophorus caudicinctus graafi )

WA( far eastern interior) (extending into NT and SA?)

Ctenophorus isolepis

NT, Qld, SA, WA

Ctenophorus infans (was Ctenophorus caudicinctus infans)

Southen Central inland WA

Spotted Military Dragon (subspecies)

Ctenophorus maculatus badius

Coast and interior of West Australia between Shark Bay and Exmouth Gulf

Spotted Military Dragon (subspecies)

Ctenophorus maculatus griseus

SW interior of West Australia

Spotted Military Dragon (subspecies)

Ctenophorus maculatus dualis

SE West Australia and extreme SW South Australia.

Spotted Military Dragon (subspecies)

Ctenophorus maculatus maculatus

West coast of West Australia south of Shark Bay

* Dwarf Bicycle Dragon or Mckenzie's Dragon

Ctenophorus mckenziei

WA SA (Great Australian Bight)

Lake Disappointment Dragon

WA

Ctenophorus nuchalis

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA

Ctenophorus ornatus

WA

Gnaraloo Heath Dragon

WA

Ctenophorus pictus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Ctenophorus reticulatus

SA, WA

Reddening Sand-dragon

Central coastal WA

Ctenophorus rufescens

SA, WA, NT

Ctenophorus salinarum

WA, SA

Ctenophorus scutulatus

SA, 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

*Tjakalpa or Ghost Dragon (new Species 2023)

Ctenophorus tjakalpa (split from Ctenophorus fordi)

SA, WA (Great Victoria Desert)

Ctenophorus yinnietharra

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

A Listing of Dragon (Agamid) Lizards
Of Western Australia

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

family: Agamidae (Dragons)

Ctenophorus adelaidensis
(previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)

Ctenophorus butlerorum (was Ctenophorus butleri)
(previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)

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

Ctenophorus chapmani
(previously Tympanocryptis adelaidensis)

WA( far eastern interior)
(extending into NT and SA?)

Ctenophorus tjakalpa
(split from Ctenophorus fordi)