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REPTILE FACTS |
Description
The Central Netted Dragon gets its name from the net-like pattern over the body. They are reddish brown or yellowish-brown in colour. It is a medium-size terrestrial lizard with relatively short legs, a low crest along the top of the neck, a narrow vertebral stripe, and a blunt snout.
Other Names
Central Netted Ground-dragon
Size
10 cm excluding tail. 26-28cm overall
Habitat
red sandy desert with spinifex grass vegetation. They dig shallow burrows to which they retreat when threatened.
Food
insects as ants, grasshoppers, beetles, and termites, also plants
Breeding
lay up to six eggs - usually about 4
Range
through arid Australia from the Western Australian coast to Western New South Wales and Queensland
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Notes
These dragons are sold as pets.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Sauria) | | Family: | Agamidae | | Genus: | Ctenophorus | | Species: | nuchalis | | Common Name: | Central Netted Dragon |
Relatives in same Genus
Tawny Dragon (C. decresii)
Western Netted Dragon (C. reticulatus)
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