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REPTILE FACTS |
Description
The Western Netted Dragon is a member of a diverse genus, Ctenophorus, that contains a group known as crevice and rock dragons. Snout-to-vent length is 108 mm. It has a blunt snout, short limbs, and round head. The adult males are red with black reticula; the females are paler with elongated dark blotches, while the juveniles are olive-grey.
Habitat
arid and semi-arid regions,, rocky areas, woodland and shrubland
Range
It is found in South Australia, Western Australia and southern Northern Territory.
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Reptilia | | Order: | Squamata (Sauria) | | Family: | Agamidae | | Genus: | Ctenophorus | | Species: | reticulatus | | Common Name: | Western Netted Dragon |
Relatives in same Genus
Tawny Dragon (C. decresii)
Central Netted Dragon (C. nuchalis)
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