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Species Ctenophorus decresii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)

Tawny Dragon

Grammatophora decresii Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1837. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 4 ii 571 pp. [472].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP 6545 2 specimens, Kangaroo Is. (as Île de Decrès), SA.
Agama decresiensis Cloquet, H. 1816. In, Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles, dans lequel on Traité Méthodiquement des Differens Etres de la Nature. Paris & Strasbourg. [75] [nom. nud.].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

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. [110]

Generic Combinations

Ctenophorus decresii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837).
Amphibolurus decresii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837).

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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IBRA

NSW, SA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- New South Wales: Lake Eyre basin
- South Australia: Lake Eyre basin, S Gulfs

Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, low open shrubland, oviparous, tall shrubland, terrestrial, tussock grassland.

Extra Ecological Information

Sexually dimorphic.

General References

Gibbons, J.R.H. 1979. The hind leg pushup display of the Amphibolurus decresii species complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Copeia 1979: 29-40 (behaviour)

Gibbons, J.R.H. & Lillywhite, H.B. 1981. Ecological segregation, color matching, and speciation in lizards of the Amphibolurus decresii species complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Ecology 62: 1573-1584

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. (natural history)

Warburg, M.R. 1965. Studies on the environmental physiology of some Australian lizards from arid and semiarid habitats. Australian Journal of Zoology 13: 563-575

Common Name References

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [37] (Tawny Dragon)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LACERTILIA	14-Nov-2022	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		31-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)