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Species profile—Ctenophorus kartiwarru (red-backed sand dragon)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Agamidae (dragon lizards) → Ctenophorus kartiwarru (red-backed sand dragon)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Agamidae (dragon lizards)
Scientific name
Ctenophorus kartiwarru Edwards & Hutchinson, 2023
Common name
red-backed sand dragon
Type reference
Edwards, D.L. & Hutchinson, M.N. (2023). Sand Dragons: Species of the Ctenophorus maculatus Complex (Squamata: Agamidae) of Australia's Southern and Western Interior. Journal of Herpetology 57(2), 176-196. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1670/22-021
WildNet taxon ID
577
Synonym(s)
Ctenophorus fordi
Alternate name(s)
mallee dragon
mallee military dragon
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=577.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024