Species Ctenophorus maculosus (Mitchell, 1948)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Tympanocryptis maculosa Mitchell, F.J. 1948. A revision of the lacertilian genus Tympanocryptis. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 9: 57-86 [78, fig. 9 pl. 5].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA R2220a, Lake Eyre North, SA.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

SA: Stony Plains (STP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: Lake Eyre basin

Ecological Descriptors

Desert, diurnal, oviparous, terrestrial.

Extra Ecological Information

Found on salt-encrusted margins of salt lakes.

 

General References

Braysher, M.L. 1976. The excretion of hyperosmotic urine and other aspects of the electrolyte balance of the lizard Amphibolurus maculosus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 54A: 341-345

Mitchell, F.J. 1965. The affinities of Tympanocryptis maculosa Mitchell (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15: 179-191 (taxonomy)

Mitchell, F.J. 1973. Studies on the ecology of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus maculosus (Mitchell). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 97: 47-76

 

Common Name References

CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Lake Eyre Dragon)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		16-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)