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Ctenophorus ornatus (GRAY, 1845)

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ornate Crevice-dragon, Ornate Dragon 
SynonymGrammatophora ornatus GRAY 1845: 253
Amphibolurus ornatus — BOULENGER 1885: 382
Amphibolurus tibialis AHL 1926
Amphibolurus ornatus — KINGHORN 1924
Amphibolurus ornatus — LICHT et al. 1966
Amphibolurus ornatus — COGGER 1983
Ctenophorus ornatus — COGGER 2000: 320
Ctenophorus ornatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Ctenophorus ornatus — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 66 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: Western Australia  
Reproductionoviparous. Exhibits temperature‐dependent sex determination (TSD) fide Cornejo-Páramo et al. 2020 (and references therein). 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.4.42
Holotype: ZMB 30100, from Australia [tibialis] 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonymy that of Cogger 1983. According to DENZER et al. 1997, Amphibolurus tibialis AHL 1926 is a synonym of Ctenophorus reticulatus.

Habitat/Lifestyle: saxicolous (rock-dwelling) 
EtymologyThe Latin ornata, -us, = decorated" or "ornamented," refers to the ornate coloration. 
References
  • Ahl, E. 1926. Neue Eidechsen und Amphibien. Zool. Anz. 67: 186-192
  • Baverstock PR, Bradshaw SD 1975. Variation in rate of growth and adrenal corticosteroidogenesis in field and laboratory populations of the lizard Amphibolurus ornatus. Comp Biochem Physiol 52A:557-566 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. - get paper here
  • Bradshaw SD 1970. Seasonal changes in the water and electrolyte metabolism of Amphibolurus lizards in the field. Comp Biochem Physiol 36:689-718 - get paper here
  • Bradshaw SD 1971. Growth and mortality in a field population of Amphibolurus lizards exposed to seasonal cold and aridity. Journal of Zoology 165:1-25 - get paper here
  • Bradshaw SD, Main AR 1968. Behavioural attitudes and regulation of temperature in Amphibolurus lizards. Journal of Zoology 154:193-221 - get paper here
  • Bradshaw SD, Shoemaker VH 1967. Aspects of water and electrolyte changes in a field population of Amphibolurus lizards. Comp Biochem Physiol 20:855-865 - get paper here
  • 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.
  • Cornejo-Páramo, P., Lira-Noriega, A., Ramírez-Suástegui, C. et al. 2020. Sex determination systems in reptiles are related to ambient temperature but not to the level of climatic fluctuation. BMC Evol Biol 20: 103 - get paper here
  • Dawson, W.R., Shoemaker, V.H. and Licht, P. 1966. Evaporative Water Losses of Some Small Australian Lizards. Ecology, 47: 589-594 - get paper here
  • Glauert, L. 1959. Herpetological Miscellanea. XI. Dragon Lizards of the Genus Amphibolurus. Western Australian Naturalist 7 (2): 42-51 - get paper here
  • Gray, J. E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman, London: xxvii + 289 pp. - get paper here
  • Kinghorn, J. Roy 1924. Reptiles and batrachians from south and south-west Australia. Rec. Austral. Mus. 14 (3): 163-183 - get paper here
  • Lebas N.R.; Spencer P.B.S. 2000. Polymorphic microsatellite markers in the ornate dragon lizard, Ctenophorus ornatus. Molecular Ecology 9 (3): 365-366 - get paper here
  • Licht, P., W.R. Dawson & V.H. Shoemaker 1966. Heat resistance of some Australian lizards Copeia 1966 (2): 162-169. - get paper here
  • Melville, J., Haines, M. L., Hale, J., Chapple, S. and Ritchie, E. G. 2016. Concordance in phylogeography and ecological niche modelling identify dispersal corridors for reptiles in arid Australia. J. Biogeography, doi:10.1111/jbi.12739 - 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
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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