Ctenophorus chapmani

Ctenophorus chapmani, commonly known as the Southern Heath dragon,[2][4] Bight Heath Dragon[3] or Chapman's Dragon[1] is a species of agamid lizard occurring in sandplains with heath or Mallee across southern Australia.[4]

Southern Heath dragon

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Ctenophorus
Species:
C. chapmani
Binomial name
Ctenophorus chapmani
(Storr, 1977)[2]
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Amphibolurus adelaidensis chapmani
    (Storr, 1977)
  • Rankinia chapmani
    (Storr, 1977)
  • Tympanocryptis adelaidensis chapmani
    (Houston & Hutchinson, 1998)

It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of Ctenophorus adelaidensis.[1]

References
  1. Cogger, H. & Shea, G. (2017). "Ctenophorus chapmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83410096A83453678. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410096A83453678.en.
  2. "Ctenophorus chapmani (Storr, 1977)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. "Ctenophorus chapmani (Storr, 1977)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  4. Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN 9781921517280
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