Ctenophorus clayi

Species of lizard

Ctenophorus clayi

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Suborder:  | Iguania
Family:  | Agamidae
Genus:  | Ctenophorus
Species:  |

C. clayi

Binomial name
Ctenophorus clayi

(Storr, 1967)[2]

Synonyms[1][2][3]

* Amphibolurus clayi
Storr, 1967
* Ctenophorus raffertyi
Wells & Wellington, 1985
* Ctenophorus clayi
— Greer, 1991

Ctenophorus clayi, also known commonly as the black-collared dragon,[2][4] the black-shouldered ground-dragon,[3] and Clay's dragon,[5] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

## Etymology

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The specific name, clayi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Brian T. Clay (1950–2004).[5]

## Geographic range and habitat

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C. clayi occurs in red sand-ridges with spinifex in the central and western deserts of Australia, with an isolated population existing in North West Cape in Western Australia.[4]

## Reproduction

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C. clayi is oviparous.[3]

## References

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1. ^ a b Melville, J.; Teale, R.; Wilson, S.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Ctenophorus clayi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83410105A83453683. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83410105A83453683.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1966)". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
3. ^ a b c "Ctenophorus clayi (Storr, 1967)". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
4. ^ a b Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, ISBN 9781921517280
5. ^ a b 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. ("Clay's Dragon Ctenophorus clayi ", p. 55).

## Further reading

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* Storr GM (1967). "The Amphibolurus reticulatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae) in Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 49: 17–25. (Amphibolurus clayi, new species, p. 24).

Taxon identifiers

Ctenophorus clayi|

* Wikidata: Q3006449
* Wikispecies: Ctenophorus clayi
* ADW: Ctenophorus_clayi
* AFD: Ctenophorus_clayi
* CoL: 326DV
* GBIF: 5226069
* iNaturalist: 31246
* IRMNG: 10366042
* ITIS: 1056732
* IUCN: 83410105
* NCBI: 180906
* Observation.org: 98493
* Open Tree of Life: 605926
* RD: clayi

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