Species Ctenophorus caudicinctus (Günther, 1875)
Ring-tailed Dragon
- Amphibolurus caudicinctus mensarum Storr, G.M. 1967. Geographic races of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus caudicinctus. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50: 49-56 [51].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R19486, 5 mi[les] S of Meekatharra, WA [26°40'S 118°27'E].
Paratype(s) WAM 17 specs (R13700, R15754, R15771–72, R15790–94, R19482–85, R21115–18). - Grammatophora caudicincta Günther, A. 1875. Reptiles. A list of saurians of Australia and New Zealand. In, Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Vol. 2. London : E.W. Janson. [19].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.9.4.43, Nickol (as Nicol) Bay, WA. - Amphibolurus imbricatus Peters, W. 1876. Über die von S.M.S. Gazelle mitgebrachten Amphibien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1876: 528-535 [1877 on title page] [529].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 8933 2 specimens, Mermaid Strait, WA (as Nova Hollandia borealis, Meermaidstraat).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Melville, J., Haines, M.L., Hale, J., Chapple, S. & Ritchie, E.G. 2016. Concordance in phylogeography and ecological niche modelling identify dispersal corridors for reptiles in arid Australia. Journal of Biogeography 43: 1844–1855
Generic Combinations
- Ctenophorus caudicinctus (Günther, 1875).
- Ctenophorus caudicinctus caudicinctus (Günther, 1875).
- Amphibolurus caudicinctus (Günther, 1875).
- Ctenophorus caudicinctus mensarum (Storr, 1967).
Introduction
Up to six subspecies of C. caudicinctus have been previously recognised (e.g., Storr, 1967; Cogger, 2014). However Melville et al. (2016) reviewed the species complex and raised four subspecies to the species level (C. caudicinctus, C. infans, C. slateri & C. graafi), with the two remaining subspecies being synonymised, C. c. mensarum as a junior synonym of C. caudicinctus, and C. c. macropus as junior synonym of C. slateri.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central WA from south of the Gascoyne region north through the Pilbara and east to the Great Sandy Desert
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Dampierland (DL), Gascoyne (GAS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Desert, diurnal, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, low open woodland, open forest, oviparous, tall open shrubland, terrestrial, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Sexually dimorphic.
General References
Bradshaw, S.D. 1970. Seasonal changes in the water and electrolyte metabolism of Amphibolurus lizards in the field. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 36: 689-718 [Sherborn, C.D. 1925. Index Animalium. London : British Museum Vol. 2 1773–2880 pp.]
Bradshaw, S.D. & Main, A.R. 1968. Behavioural attitudes and regulation of temperature in Amphibolurus lizards. Journal of Zoology, London 154: 193-221
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp.
Houston, T.F. 1974. Revision of the Amphibolurus decresii complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae) of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 98: 49-60 (taxonomy)
Houston, T.F. 1978. Dragon Lizards and Goannas of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Museum 84 pp. (taxonomy, natural history)
Storr, G.M. 1967. Geographic races of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus caudicinctus. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 50: 49-56 (taxonomy)
Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [306] (distribution)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Ring-tailed Dragon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AGAMIDAE | 25-Oct-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 31-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |