Ctenophorus gibba (HOUSTON, 1974)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Bulldust Ground-dragon
Synonym	Amphibolurus gibba HOUSTON 1974 Amphibolurus gibba — COGGER 1983 Ctenophorus gibba — COGGER 2000: 316 Amphibolurus gibba — GREER 2006 (online) Ctenophorus gibba — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Ctenophorus gibba — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 61
Distribution	Australia (South Australia) Type locality: 5.5 km NNW of Alberrie Creek Railway Siding, in 29° 35’ S, 137° 31’ E, South Australia
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SAMA R13954A (HOUSTON 1974, COGGER 1983)
Diagnosis
Comment	Lifestyle: burrowing. Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species.
Etymology	From an aboriginal word meaning desert stone, presumably alluding to the stony gibber plains inhabited by the species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	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. Houston, T. F. 1974. Amphibolurus gibba, a new dragon lizard (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from northern South Australia. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 98: 209-212 - get paper here Houston, T. F. 1976. Vertebrate type-specimens in the South Australian Museum. III. Reptiles. [type catalogue] Rec. South Austral. Mus. 17: 181-187 - get paper here Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - 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 Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - 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/gibba Google images

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