Ctenophorus femoralis (STORR, 1965)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Long-tailed Sand-dragon
Synonym	Amphibolurus femoralis STORR 1965 Amphibolurus femoralis — COGGER 1983 Phthanodon femoralis — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 18 Ctenophorus femoralis — MANTHEY & SCHUSTER 1999: 48 Ctenophorus femoralis — COGGER 2000: 312 Ctenophorus femoralis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Ctenophorus femoralis — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 59
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia: Exmouth Golf) Type locality: 23 mi NE of Giralia, in 22° 29’ S, 114'33’ E, Western Australia
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R17008. paratype: WAM R9008.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis. Slender and long legged, with weak dorsal patterning lacking dorsolateral black spots and with dorsolateral lines feebly marked or absent. Flanks similarly colored and patterned to dorsum. Males with little or no throat pattern and a small but prominent transverse black patch extending down the arms (Figs. 6A–B, S8E, S9L). Femoral pore row weakly developed, reaches halfway to knee. (Edwards & Hutchinson 2023)
Comment	Habitat: shrubs, hummock grass. Distribution: see map in EDWARDS & HUTCHINSON 2023: 177 (Fig. 1)
Etymology	From the Latin femoralis (relating to the thigh), in reference to the extent of femoral pores. (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. Edwards, D., & Hutchinson, M. 2023. Sand Dragons: Species of the Ctenophorus maculatus Complex (Squamata: Agamidae) of Australia's Southern and Western Interior. Journal of Herpetology 57 (2): 176-196 - 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 Greer, A.E. 1989. Observations on the osteology and natural history of the agamid lizard Ctenophorus femoralis. Western Australian Naturalist 18 (1): 21-23 - get paper here Manthey,U. & SCHUSTER,N. 1999. Agamen, 2. Aufl. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 120 pp. - 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. 1965. The Amphibolurus maculatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae) in Western Australia. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 48: 45-54 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.tropicalherping.com/publications/books/mindo/riama-oculata.html http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Agamidae/Ctenophorus… http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/2970/faunagen.htm http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/features/snakes/snakedetail.asp?TaxName… Google images

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