Ctenophorus mckenziei
Ctenophorus mckenziei, commonly known as the dwarf bicycle-dragon[3] or McKenzie's dragon,[2][4] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Ctenophorus |
| Species: | C. mckenziei |
| Binomial name | |
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Etymology
The specific name, mckenziei, is in honour of Australian zoologist Norman Leslie McKenzie.[5]
Habitat and geographic range
C. mckenziei occurs in semi-arid southern woodlands of South Australia and Western Australia.[4]
References
- Oliver P, Shea G, Cogger H (2017). "Ctenophorus mckenziei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83410188A83453728. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410188A83453728.en.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- "Ctenophorus mckenziei (Storr, 1981)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- Species Ctenophorus mckenziei at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney, New South Wales: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ctenophorus mckenziei, p. 173).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Storr GM (1981). "Three new agamid lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (4): 599–607. (Amphibolurus mckenziei, new species, pp. 605–606, Figure 5).
- Wells, Richard W.; Wellington, C. Ross (1985). "A Classification of the Amphibia and Reptilia of Australia". Australian Journal of Herpetology Supplemental Series (1): 1-61. (Licentia mackenziei, new combination, p. 18).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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