Ctenophorus reticulatus | |
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Male, Uluru, Northern Territory | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Ctenophorus |
Species: | C. reticulatus
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Binomial name | |
Ctenophorus reticulatus (
JE Gray, 1845)
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Ctenophorus reticulatus, the western netted dragon or western netted ground-dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is found in South Australia, Western Australia and southern Northern Territory.
C. reticulatus has a snout-to-vent length of 108 mm. It has a blunt snout, short limbs, and round head. The adult males are red with black reticula; the females are paler with elongated dark blotches, while the juveniles are olive-grey. [2]
C. reticulatus is most closely related to the central netted dragon Ctenophorus nuchalis. [3]