Ctenophorus clayi (STORR, 1967)
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Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Black-shouldered Ground-dragon |
Synonym | Amphibolurus clayi STORR 1967: 24 Amphibolurus clayi — COGGER 1983 Ctenophorus raffertyi WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 17 (fide SHEA 1999) Ctenophorus clayi — GREER 1991 Ctenophorus clayi — COGGER 2000: 311 Ctenophorus clayi — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory, South Australia, Western Australia) Type locality: 3 mi S of Learmonth, in 22° 16’ S, 114'06’ E, Western Australia |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: WAM R14462 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Lifestyle: burrowing. Abundance: common (Pianka 2011) |
Etymology | Named after Brian T. Clay (1950-2004), a forestry official in East Africa who moved to Australia (1960), where he worked as a field assistant for the Zoology Department, University of Western Australia. Clay helped to collect the holotype. |
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