Ctenophorus fionni (PROCTER, 1923)
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Peninsula Crevis-dragon, Peninsula Dragon |
| Synonym | Amphibolurus fionni PROCTER 1923
Amphibolurus fionni — COGGER 1983
Ctenophorus fionni — COGGER 2000: 312
Ctenophorus fionni — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (South Australia, St. Francis Island)
Type locality: Port Lincoln, South Australia (original description cites "coast of the mainland", South Australia, fide COGGER 1983).
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.4.67 |
| Diagnosis | |
| Comment | Lifestyle: saxicolous. |
| Etymology | The origin of the name is largely obscure as Procter did not explain it. Beolens et al. speculate that it refers to a person named “Fionn” who is mentioned in (unpublished) letters of the author. |
| References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - 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. Revision of the Amphibolurus decresii complex (Lacertilia-Agamidae) of South Australia. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 98: 49-60 - get paper here
- McLean, Claire A., Adnan Moussalli, Steve Sass, and Devi Stuart-Fox 2013. Taxonomic Assessment of the Ctenophorus decresii Complex (Reptilia: Agamidae) Reveals a New Species of Dragon Lizard from Western New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 65(3): 51–63 - 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
- Procter, J. B. 1923. On new and rare reptiles and batrachians from the Australian region. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1923: 1069-1077 - 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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