Species Ctenophorus maculatus (Gray, 1831)
Spotted Military Dragon, Spotted Sand Dragon [English]
- Uromastyx maculatus Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of the class Reptilia. pp. 1-110 in Griffith, E. (ed.). The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with its Organization by the Baron Cuvier. London : Whittaker, Treacher & Co. Vol. 9 481+110 pp. [1831 on title page] [62] [Gray's description referred to Cuvier's ms name applied to a specimen, almost certainly MNHP 1259, on which the name Grammatophora gaimardiim is also based].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 1259, unspecified locality, but probable holotype from Shark Bay, WA. - Grammatophora gaimardii Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1837. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 4 ii 571 pp. [470] [treated as a distinct species with its own type specimen, see Guibé, J. 1954. Catalogue des Types de Lézards du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris : Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle 119 pp., but is more properly regarded as an unjustified replacement name for Uromastyx maculatus Gray, 1831].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP 1259, vicinity of Shark Bay, WA.
Generic Combinations
- Amphibolurus maculatus (Gray, 1831). —
Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 1. London : British Museum xii 436 pp. 32 pls. [381] - Ctenophorus maculatus (Gray, 1831). —
Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Sydney : Reed New Holland 6th edition, 808 pp. [317]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Yalgoo (YAL)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, open heath, open scrub, oviparous, tall shrubland, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Sexually dimorphic
General References
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. (subspecies not identified in Cogger et al. (1983: 112), in which Amphibolurus maculatus was recognised as the valid name and Cogger listed synonyms)
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 [183-185] (updated treatment (incl. raising child subspecies to species))
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 (taxonomy)
Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2003. A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. Australia : Holland 448 pp. [312] (distribution)
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. [38] (Spotted 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 [183] (Spotted Sand Dragon [English])
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | SQUAMATA | 22-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | AGAMIDAE | 27-Apr-2017 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |