Ctenophorus rubens (STORR, 1965)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Reddening Sand-dragon
Synonym	Amphibolurus isolepis rubens STORR 1965: 50 Ctenophorus rubens STORR, SMITH & JOHNSTONE 1983 Phthanodon rubens — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1983 Amphibolurus isolepis rubens — COGGER 1983 Phthanodon rubens — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 19 Ctenophorus isolepis rubens — COGGER 2000: 317 Ctenophorus rubens — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 368 Ctenophorus rubens — COGGER 2014: 719 Ctenophorus rubens — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 68
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Yanrey, in 22° 30’ S, 114° 48’ E, W. A.
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: WAM R18740
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	From the Latin rubens (ruddy), referring to the red coloration. (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. Doughty, P.; Maryan, B.; Melville, J. & Austin, J. 2007. A new species of Ctenophorus (Lacertlia: Agamidae) from Lake Disappointment, Western Australia. Herpetologica 63 (1): 72-86 - 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 Fischer, J. G. 1881. Beschreibung neuer Reptilien. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 47 (1): 225-238 - 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 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 Pianka, Eric R. 1971. Ecology of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus isolepis in western Australia. Copeia 1971 (3): 527-536 - get paper here Schlüter, A. & Hallermann, J. 1997. The Type Specimens in the Herpetological Collection of the Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde in Stuttgart. Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A (553): 1-15 - get paper here Schmidt, D. 2010. Naturterrarium oder Heimtierkäfig? Reptilia (Münster) 15 (84): 24-33 - get paper here Sternfeld, R. 1925. Beiträge zur Herpetologie Inner-Australiens. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 38: 221—251 Storr, G. M. 1965. The Amphibolurus maculatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae) in Western Australia. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 48: 45-54 Storr, SMITH & JOHNSTONE 1983. Lizards of Western Australia 2, Dragons and Monitors. p. 29, Pl. 5 Wells R W; Wellington C R 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3-4): 73-129 [31 Dec 1983 on cover] Wermuth, Heinz 1967. Liste der rezenten Amphibien und Reptilien. Agamidae. Das Tierreich 86: 1-127 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 Google images

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