Species Ctenophorus fordi (Storr, 1965)
Mallee Military Dragon, Western Mallee Dragon [English]
- Amphibolurus fordi 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 [48].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R19151, 12 mi[les] NW of Coolgardie, WA [30°49'S 121°02'E].
Paratype(s) WAM R12950 1 spec, near Cundeelee, WA; WAM R17336 1 spec, near Karonie, WA; WAM R18663–70, R19148–50 11 specs, same as holotype; WAM R18671 1 spec, Comet Vale, WA; WAM R18672–73 2 specs, near Zanthus, WA.
Generic Combinations
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Murchison (MUR)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, open scrub, oviparous, tall shrubland, terrestrial.
General References
Bradshaw, S.D. 1981. Ecophysiology of Australian desert lizards: studies on the genus Amphibolurus. pp. 1393-1434 in Keast, A. (ed.). Ecological Biogeography of Australia. The Hague : Dr. W. Junk.
Cogger, H.G. 1974. Thermal relations of the mallee dragon, Amphibolurus fordi (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 22: 319-339
Cogger, H.G. 1978. Reproductive cycles, fat body cycles and socio-sexual behaviour in the mallee dragon, Amphibolurus fordi (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 26: 653-672
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 [188] (updated treatment)
Pianka, E.R. 2013. Notes on the ecology and natural histroy of two uncommon agamid lizards Ctenophorus clayi and C. fordi in the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia. The Western Australian Naturalist 29(2): 85-93
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] (Mallee Military 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 [188] (Western Mallee 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 | LACERTILIA | 03-May-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | AGAMIDAE | 22-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 31-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |