Ctenophorus salinarum (STORR, 1966)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Saltpan Ground-dragon
Synonym	Amphibolurus pictus salinarum STORR 1966 Amphibolurus salinarum — COGGER 1983 Ctenophorus salinarum — COGGER 2000: 323 Ctenophorus salinarum — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Ctenophorus salinarum — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 69
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Noraeman, in 32° 10’ S, 121° 46’ E, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R17649
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from nominate pictus by its heterogeneous dorsal scales. Additional details (2829 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Lifestyle: burrowing.
Etymology	Named after its occurrence near salt lakes “where they excavate their short burrows among samphire growing on marginal flats or on islets in the lakes themselve” (Storr 1966).
References	Anonymous 1967. Type Specimens in the Western Australian Museum (Part 8). Annual Report, Western Australian Museum, 1966-67, Perth, pp. 59-60 Chapple, David G.; Reid Tingley, Nicola J. Mitchell, Stewart L. Macdonald, J. Scott Keogh, Glenn M. Shea, Philip Bowles, Neil A. Cox, John C. Z. Woinarski 2019. The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017. CSIRO, 663 pp. DOI: 10.1071/9781486309474 - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Doughty, P.; Maryan, B.; Melville, J. & Austin, J. 2007. A new species of Ctenophorus (Lacertlia: Agamidae) from Lake Disappointment, Western Australia. Herpetologica 63 (1): 72-86 - get paper here Ellis, Ryan 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 - get paper here Melville, Jane; Schulte, James A.; Larson, Allan 2001. A molecular phylogenetic study of ecological diversification in the Australian lizard genus Ctenophorus. Journal of Experimental Zoology: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 291(4): 339-353 - get paper here Storr, G. M. 1966. The Amphibolurus reticulatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae) in Western Australia. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 49: 17-25 Storr, G. M., Hanlon, T. M. S. & Harold, G. 1981. Herpetofauna of the shores and hinterland of the Great Australian Bight, Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 9: 23-39 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/agamidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Agamidae/Ctenophorus… Google images

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