Ctenophorus infans (STORR, 1967)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Amphibolurus caudicinctus STORR 1967: 51 Phthanodon infans — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984: 82 Tachyon infans — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 20 Ctenophorus infans — MELVILLE et al. 2016 Ctenophorus infans — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 62
Distribution	Australia (Mt. Margaret Goldfield, Western Australia) Type locality: Deeba Rock-Hole, 25 mi NE of Laverton, in 28° 22’ S, 122° 35’ E, Western Australia.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R25945
Diagnosis
Comment	Subspecies: Melville et al. 2016 presented evidence that the subspecies caudicinctus, graafi, infans, and slateri could be considered valid (evolutionary) species although they “acknowledge that further work is required, particularly for C. slateri and C. graafi”. Melville et al. 2016 synonymized mensarum with caudicinctus. Lifestyle: saxicolous. Distribution: see map in Melville et al. 2016: 3 (Fig. 1).
Etymology	From the Latin infans (infantile), in reference to the adult males retaining the juvenile coloration. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	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 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. Denzer, Wolfgang; Günther, Rainer; Manthey, Ulrich 1997. Annotated type catalogue of the Agamid lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the Museum für Naturkunde der Humbolt-Universität zu Berlin (former Zoological Museum Berlin). Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 73 (2): 309-332 - get paper here Doody, J. Sean and Brendan Schembri. 2014. Ctenophorus caudicinctus (ring-tailed dragon) predation. Herpetological Review 45 (3): 494-495 - 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 Even,Eddy 2005. Reptielen zoeken in Australië. Lacerta 63 (2): 48-65 - 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 Günther, A. 1875. A list of the saurians of Australia and New Zealand. Pp. 9-19. In: Richardson, J., and J. E. Gray. The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror, during the years 1839 to 1843. By authority of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. Vol. 2. E. W. Janson, London - 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 Peters, Wilhem Carl Hartwig 1876. Über die von S. M. S. Gazelle mitgebrachten Amphibien. Monatsber. königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin. 1876 (August):528-535 - get paper here Sternfeld, R. 1925. Beiträge zur Herpetologie Inner-Australiens. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 38: 221—251 Storr, G. M. 1967. Geographic races of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus caudicinctus. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 50: 49-56 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.kingsnake.com/oz/lizards/agamids/agamids.htm http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/agamidae.pdf http://www.wildherps.com/species/C.caudicinctus.html http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Agamidae/Ctenophorus… Google images

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