Species Ctenophorus femoralis (Storr, 1965)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Amphibolurus femoralis Storr, G.M. 1965. The Amphibolurus maculatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae) in Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 48: 45-54 [49].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R17008, 23 mi[les] NE of Giralia, WA [22°29'S 114°33'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM 29 specs (R9008, R17013–18, R17100–04, R18674–76, R18678–80, R18681–82, R18683–84, R18686–92); whereabouts unknown 1 spec (R18685).

 

Generic Combinations

• Ctenophorus femoralis (Storr, 1965). —
  Storr, G.M., Smith, L.A. & Johnstone, R.E. 1983. Lizards of Western Australia II. Dragons and Monitors. Lizards of Western Australia Perth : Western Australian Museum Vol. 2 pp.113.

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Gascoyne (GAS), Pilbara (PIL)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, oviparous, terrestrial.

 

General References

Edwards, D.L. & Hutchinson, M.N 2023. Sand Dragons: Species of the Ctenophorus maculatus Complex (Squamata: Agamidae) of Australia’s Southern and Western Interior. Journal of Herpetology 57(2): 176-196 [187-188] (updated treatment)

Ellis, R.J. 2019. An annotated type catalogue of the dragon lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 34: 115–132

 

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] (Long-tailed Sand-dragon)

Edwards, D.L. & Hutchinson, M.N 2023. Sand Dragons: Species of the Ctenophorus maculatus Complex (Squamata: Agamidae) of Australia’s Southern and Western Interior. Journal of Herpetology 57(2): 176-196 [187] (Long-Legged Sand Dragon [English])

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	SQUAMATA	07-Dec-2023	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024	AGAMIDAE	21-Jun-2021	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		31-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)