Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Related bibliographies: Reptiles Lizards Agamidae Australia Taxonomy of the genus Ctenophorus Biodiversity of the family Agamidae Bibliography of the genus Ctenophorus (Comb Dragons) (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae) Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted. Ctenophorus in general Edwards, D.L.; Lacey, K.L. 2014. Species detection and individual assignment in species delimitation: can integrative data increase efficacy. Proceedings of the Royal Society Biological Sciences Series B 281(1777): 20132765. Gibbons, J.R.H. 1979. The hind leg push up display of the Amphibolurus decresii species complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Copeia 1979(1): 29-40. Houston, T.F. 1974. Revision of the Amphibolurus decresii complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae) of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 98(2): 49-60. Melville, J.; Schulte, J.A.; Larson, A. 2001. A molecular phylogenetic study of ecological diversification in the Australian lizard genus Ctenophorus. Journal of Experimental Zoology 291(4): 339-353. Melville, J.; Shoo, L.P.; Doughty, P. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of the heath dragons (Rankinia adelaidensis and R. parviceps) from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot. Australian Journal of Zoology 56(3): 159-171. Storr, G.M. 1965. The Amphibolurus maculatus species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia. Journal Proc. R. Soc. West. Aust. 48(2): 45-54. Storr, G.M. 1982. Revision of the bearded dragons (Lacertilia: Agamidae) of Western Australia with notes on the dismemberment of the genus Amphibolurus. Records of the Western Australian Museum 10(2): 199-214. Thompson, G.G.; Withers, P.C. 2005. The relationship between size-free body shape and choice of retreat for Western Australian Ctenophorus (Agamidae) dragon lizards. Amphibia-Reptilia 26(1): 65-72. Witten, G.J. 1984. Relationships of Tympanocryptis aurita Storr, 1981. Records of the Western Australian Museum 11(4): 399-401. Ctenophorus adelaidensis Bamford, M.J. 1992. Growth and sexual dimorphism in size and tail length in Tympanocryptis adelaidensis adelaidensis (Lacertia: Agamidae). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 22(2): 25-30. Davis, R.A.; Wilcox, J. 2008. Range extension of the western heath dragon Rankinia adelaidensis and Gray's legless lizard Delma grayii with notes on the distribution of southern Swan Coastal Plain reptiles. Western Australian Naturalist 26(1): 67-70. Greer, A.E.; Shea, G. 1997. Notes on an unusual colour feature and reproduction in the dragon lizard Rankinia adelaidensis adelaidensis. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 27(2): 57. Melville, J.; Schulte, J.A.; Larson, A. 2001. A molecular phylogenetic study of ecological diversification in the Australian lizard genus Ctenophorus. Journal of Experimental Zoology 291(4): 339-353. Melville, J.; Shoo, L.P.; Doughty, P. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of the heath dragons (Rankinia adelaidensis and R. parviceps) from the south-western Australian biodiversity hotspot. Australian Journal of Zoology 56(3): 159-171. Storr, G.M. 1977. The Amphibolurus adelaidensis species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 5(1): 73-81. Thompson, S.A.; Thompson, G.G.; Oates, J.E. 2008. Range extension of the Western Heath Dragon, Rankinia adelaidensis adelaidensis (Squamata: Agamidae). Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 91(2): 207-208. Tyler, M.J. 1960. Observations on the diet and size variation of Amphibolurus adelaidensis (Gray) (Reptilia-Agamidae) on the Nullarbor Plain. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 83: 111-117. Ctenophorus butlerorum Greer, A.E. 1987. Taxonomic and natural history notes on Tympanocryptis butleri and T. parviceps. Western Australian Naturalist 17(1): 13-16. Maryan, B. 1992. A natural history note on the dragon Tympanocryptis butleri. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 22(1): 35. Storr, G.M. 1977. The Amphibolurus adelaidensis species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 5(1): 73-81. Ctenophorus caudicinctus Bradshaw, S.D.; Saint-Girons, H.; Bradshaw, F.J. 1991. Patterns of breeding in two species of agamid lizards in the arid subtropical Pilbara region of Western Australia. General and Comparative Endocrinology 82(3): 407-424. Doody, J.S.; Cherriman, S.; Turpin, J. 2015. Natural history notes: Ctenophorus reticulatus (Western Netted Dragon), Ctenophorus caudicinctus (Ring-tailed Dragon), and Egernia eos (Central Pygmy Spiny-tailed Skink). predation. Herpetological Review 46(3): 433. Doody, J.S.; Schembri, B. 2014. Natural history notes: Ctenophorus caudicinctus (Ring-tailed Dragon). Predation. Herpetological Review 45(3): 494-495. Goldberg, S.R. 2009. Notes on reproduction of the ring-tailed bicycle-dragon, Ctenophorus caudicinctus (Squamata: Agamidae) from Australia. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 45(2): 25-27. Ramos, J.A.; Peters, R.A. 2017. Motion-based signaling in sympatric species of Australian agamid lizards. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 203(8): 661-671 Stilson, K.T.; Bell, C.J.; Mead, J.I. 2017. Patterns of variation in the cranial osteology of three species of endemic Australian lizards (Ctenophorus: Squamata: Agamidae): implications for the fossil record and morphological analyses made with limited sample sizes. Journal of Herpetology 51(3): 316–329 Storr, G.M. 1967. Geographic races of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus caudicinctus. Journal Proc. R. Soc. West. Aust. 50: 49-56. Ctenophorus chapmani Melville, J.; Schulte, J.A.; Larson, A. 2001. A molecular phylogenetic study of ecological diversification in the Australian lizard genus Ctenophorus. Journal of Experimental Zoology 291(4): 339-353. Storr, G.M. 1977. The Amphibolurus adelaidensis species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 5(1): 73-81. Ctenophorus clayi Greer, A.E. 1987. Observations on the osteology and natural history of the agamid lizard Ctenophorus clayi. Western Australian Naturalist 17(1): 5-7. Pianka, E.R. 2013. Notes on the ecology and natural history of two uncommon terrestrial agamid lizards Ctenophorus clayi and C. fordi in the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 29(2): 85-93. Storr, G.M. 1966. The Amphibolurus reticulatus species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia. Journal Proc. R. Soc. West. Aust. 49: 17-25. Ctenophorus cristatus Goldberg, S.R. 2009. Notes on reproduction of the Crested Dragon, Ctenophorus cristatus (Squamata: Agamidae) from Western Australia. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 45(4): 111-113. Maryan, B. 1991. New herpetofauna records of Wongan Hills. Western Australian Naturalist 18(6): 169. Pianka, E.R. 1971. Notes on the biology of Amphibolurus cristatus and Amphibolurus scutulatus. Western Australian Naturalist 12(2): 36-41. Ctenophorus decresii Ahl, E. 1926. Neue Eidechsen und Amphibien. Zoologischer Anzeiger 47(7/8): 186-192. Gibbons, J.R.H. 1979. The hind leg push up display of the Amphibolurus decresii species complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Copeia 1979(1): 29-40. Gibbons, J.R.H.; Lillywhite, H.B. 1981. Ecological segregation, color matching, and speciation in lizards of the Amphibolurus decresii species complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Ecology (Washington, D.C.) 62(6): 1573-1584. Harlow, P.S. 2000. Incubation temperature determines hatchling sex in Australian rock dragons (Agamidae: Genus Ctenophorus). Copeia 2000(4): 958-964. Houston, T.F. 1974. Revision of the Amphibolurus decresii complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae) of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 98(2): 49-60. McFadden, M.; Harlow, P.S. 2007. Captive reproduction and longevity in tawny crevice (Ctenophorus decresii) and central netted dragons (C. nuchalis). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 37(1): 22-26. Mclean, C.A.; Moussalli, A.; Sass, S.; Stuart-Fox, D. 2013. Taxonomic assessment of the Ctenophorus decresii complex (Reptilia: Agamidae) reveals a new species of dragon lizard from western New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 65(3): 51-63. Mclean, C.A.; Moussalli, A.; Stuart-Fox, D. 2014. Local adaptation and divergence in colour signal conspicuousness between monomorphic and polymorphic lineages in a lizard. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 27(12): 2654-2664. Mclean, C.A.; Stuart-Fox, D.; Moussalli, A. 2014. Phylogeographic structure, demographic history and morph composition in a colour polymorphic lizard. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 27(10): 2123-2137. Osborne, L. 2005. Information content of male agonistic displays in the territorial tawny dragon (Ctenophorus decresii). Journal of Ethology 23(2): 189-197. Osborne, L. 2005. Rival recognition in the territorial tawny dragon (Ctenophorus decresii). Acta Ethologica 8(1): 45-50. Osborne, L.; Umbers, K.D.L.; Backwell, P.R.Y.; Keogh, J.S. 2012. Male tawny dragons use throat patterns to recognize rivals. Naturwissenschaften 99(10): 869-872. Osborne, L.; Umbers, K.D.L.; Keogh, J.S. 2013. The effects of perch height, time in residence and distance from opponent on aggressive display in male lizards. Acta Ethologica 16(1): 41-46. Sass, S.; Swan, G. 2010. A newly discovered population of the endangered tawny rock dragon Ctenophorus decresii in far western NSW and a description of its habitat. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 40(1): 52-57. St. Clair Yewers, M.; Pryke, S.; Stuart-Fox, D. 2016. Behavioural differences across contexts may indicate morph-specific strategies in the lizard Ctenophorus decresii. Animal Behaviour 111: 329-339. Stuart-Fox, D.M.; Johnston, G.R. 2005. Experience overrides colour in lizard contests. Behaviour 142(3): 329-350. Stuart-Fox, D.M.; Moussalli, A.; Johnston, G.R.; Owens, I.P.F. 2004. Evolution of color variation in dragon lizards: quantitative tests of the role of crypsis and local adaptation. Evolution 58(7): 1549-1559. Stuart-Fox, D.M.; Moussalli, A.; Marshall, N.J.; Owens, I.P.F. 2003. Conspicuous males suffer higher predation risk: Visual modelling and experimental evidence from lizards. Animal Behaviour 66(3): 541-550. Teasdale, L.C.; Stevens, M.; Stuart-Fox, D. 2013. Discrete colour polymorphism in the tawny dragon lizard (Ctenophorus decresii) and differences in signal conspicuousness among morphs. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26(5): 1035-1046. Ctenophorus femoralis Bell, C.J.; Mead, J.I.; Hollenshead, M. 2009. Sand shimmying as predator avoidance behaviour in two agamid lizards, Ctenophorus reticulatus and Ctenophorus femoralis. Western Australian Naturalist 27(1): 54-55. Greer, A.E. 1989. Observations on the osteology and natural history of the agamid lizard Ctenophorus femoralis. Western Australian Naturalist 18(1): 21-23. Ctenophorus fionni Gibbons, J.R.H.; Lillywhite, H.B. 1981. Ecological segregation, color matching, and speciation in lizards of the Amphibolurus decresii species complex (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Ecology (Washington, D.C.) 62(6): 1573-1584. Johnston, G. 1999. Reproductive biology of the peninsula dragon lizard, Ctenophorus fionni. Journal of Herpetology 33(4): 694-698. Johnston, G. 2000. Population density and habitat use in the Peninsula Dragon Lizard (Ctenophorus fionni). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 30(1): 34-36. Johnston, G. 2005. Natural history notes: Ctenophorus fionni (Peninsula Dragon Lizard). Cannibalism. Herpetological Review 36(2): 175. Johnston, G. 2011. Growth and survivorship as proximate causes of sexual size dimorphism in peninsula dragon lizards Ctenophorus fionni. Austral Ecology 36(2): 117-125. Read, J. 1995. Gull-billed tern predation on dragons: a possible range limiting factor for Arcoona dragons (Ctenophorus fionni)? Herpetofauna (Sydney) 25(2): 50-53. Stuart-Fox, D.M.; Moussalli, A.; Johnston, G.R.; Owens, I.P.F. 2004. Evolution of color variation in dragon lizards: quantitative tests of the role of crypsis and local adaptation. Evolution 58(7): 1549-1559. Thornett, E.; Ostendorf, B.; Taggart, D.A. 2017. Interspecies co-use of southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) burrows. Australian Mammalogy 39(2): 205-212 Ctenophorus fordi Bower, D.S. 2009. Response of a Ctenophorus fordi to temporary surface water in Billiatt Conservation Park, South Australia. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 39(2): 123. Cogger, H.G. 1974. Thermal relations of the mallee dragon Amphibolurus fordi (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 22(3): 319-339. Cogger, H.G. 1978. Reproductive cycles, fat body cycles and socio-sexual behaviour in the mallee dragon, Amphibolurus fordi (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 26(4): 653-672. García, J.E.; Rohr, D.; Dyer, A.G. 2013. Trade-off between camouflage and sexual dimorphism revealed by UV digital imaging: the case of Australian Mallee dragons (Ctenophorus fordi). Journal of Experimental Biology 216(22): 4290-4298. Goldberg, S.R. 2008. Longitudinal variation in timing of the testicular cycle of the Mallee dragon, Ctenophorus fordi (Squamata: Agamidae) from Australia. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 44(4): 138-140. Nimmo, D.G.; Kelly, L.T.; Farnsworth, L.M.; Watson, S.J.; Bennett, A.F. 2014. Why do some species have geographically varying responses to fire history? Ecography 37(8): 805-813. Olsson, M. 2001. 'Voyeurism' prolongs copulation in the dragon lizard Ctenophorus fordi. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 50(4): 378-381. Olsson, M. 2002. No female mate choice in Mallee dragon lizards, Ctenophorus fordi. Evolutionary Ecology 15(2): 129-141. Pianka, E.R. 2013. Notes on the ecology and natural history of two uncommon terrestrial agamid lizards Ctenophorus clayi and C. fordi in the Great Victoria Desert of Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 29(2): 85-93. Ramos, J.A.; Peters, R.A. 2017. Motion-based signaling in sympatric species of Australian agamid lizards. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 203(8): 661-671 Uller, T.; Isaksson, C.; Olsson, M. 2006. Immune challenge reduces reproductive output and growth in a lizard. Functional Ecology 20(5): 873-879. Uller, T.; Odierna, G.; Olsson, M. 2008. Sex ratio variation and sex determination in the mallee dragon Ctenophorus fordi. Integrative Zoology 3(3): 157-165. Uller, T.; Olsson, M. 2006. No seasonal sex-ratio shift despite sex-specific fitness returns of hatching date in a lizard with genotypic sex determination. Evolution 60(10): 2131-2136. Uller, T.; Olsson, M. 2009. Offspring size-number trade-off in a lizard with small clutch sizes: tests of invariants and potential implications. Evolutionary Ecology 23(3): 363-372. Uller, T.; Olsson, M. 2010. Offspring size and timing of hatching determine survival and reproductive output in a lizard. Oecologia (Berlin) 162(3): 663-671. Uller, T.; Schwartz, T.; Koglin, T.; Olsson, M. 2013. Sperm storage and sperm competition across ovarian cycles in the dragon lizard, Ctenophorus fordi. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A - Ecological Genetics and Physiology 319(7): 404-408. Ctenophorus gibba Houston, T.F. 1974. Amphibolurus gibba, a new dragon lizard (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from northern South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 98(4): 209-212. Ctenophorus isolepis Daly, B.G.; Dickman, C.R.; Crowther, M.S. 2007. Selection of habitat components by two species of agamid lizards in sandridge desert, central Australia. Austral Ecology 32(7): 825-833. Daly, B.G.; Dickman, C.R.; Crowther, M.S. 2008. Causes of habitat divergence in two species of agamid lizards in arid central Australia. Ecology (Washington, D.C.) 89(1): 65-76. Dickman, C.R.; Letnic, M.; Mahon, P.S. 1999. Population dynamics of two species of dragon lizards in arid Australia: the effects of rainfall. Oecologia (Berlin) 119(3): 357-366. Downey, F.; Quallis, C. 1993. Tail regeneration in the military dragon, Ctenophorus isolepis. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 23(1): 38-39. Goldberg, S.R. 2009. Male cycle of the military sand-dragon, Ctenophorus isolepis from Western Australia. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 39(1): 43-45. Losos, J.B. 1987. Postures of the military dragon (Ctenophorus isolepis) in relation to substrate temperature. Amphibia-Reptilia 8(4): 419-423. Losos, J.B. 1988. Thermoregulatory correlates of escape behaviour by a desert lizard, Ctenophorus isolepis. Journal of Herpetology 22(3): 353-356. Pianka, E.R. 1971. Ecology of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus isolepis in Western Australia. Copeia 1971: 527-536. Stilson, K.T.; Bell, C.J.; Mead, J.I. 2017. Patterns of variation in the cranial osteology of three species of endemic Australian lizards (Ctenophorus: Squamata: Agamidae): implications for the fossil record and morphological analyses made with limited sample sizes. Journal of Herpetology 51(3): 316–329 Ctenophorus maculatus Schwaner, T.D.; Miller, B. 1984. Reptiles new to the fauna of South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 108(3-4): 217-218. Storr, G.M. 1965. The Amphibolurus maculatus species group (Lacertilia, Agamidae) in Western Australia. Journal Proc. R. Soc. West. Aust. 48(2): 45-54. Wellington, B.D. 1991. Additional reptile records from Wongan Hills. Western Australian Naturalist 18(6): 170. Ctenophorus maculosus Chan, R.; Stuart-Fox, D.M.; Jessop, T.S. 2009. Why are females ornamented? A test of the courtship stimulation and courtship rejection hypotheses. Behavioral Ecology 20(6): 1334-1342. Jessop, T.S.; Chan, R.; Stuart-Fox, D.M. 2009. Sex steroid correlates of female-specific colouration, behaviour and reproductive state in Lake Eyre dragon lizards, Ctenophorus maculosus. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 195(7): 619-630. McLean, C.A.; Moussalli, A.; Stuart-Fox, D.M. 2010. The predation cost of female resistance. Behavioral Ecology 21(4): 861-867. McLean, C.A.; Stuart-Fox, D. 2015. Rival assessment and comparison of morphological and performance-based predictors of fighting ability in Lake Eyre Dragon Lizards, Ctenophorus maculosus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 69(4): 523-531. McLean, C.A.; Stuart-Fox, D.M. 2010. Do female Lake Eyre dragon lizards adjust courtship rejection behaviour under higher predation risk? Behaviour 147(13-14): 1803-1818. Mincham, H. 1966. The white lizard of Lake Eyre. South Australian Naturalist 41: 41. Mitchell, F.J. 1965. The affinities of Tympanocryptis maculosa Mitchell (Lacertilia-Agamidae). Records of the South Australian Museum 15: 179-191. Mitchell, F.J. 1973. Studies on the ecology of the agamid lizard Amphibolurus maculosus (Mitchell). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 97(1): 47-76. Olsson, M. 1995. Forced copulation and costly female resistance behavior in the Lake Eyre dragon, Ctenophorus maculosus. Herpetologica 51(1): 19-24. Olsson, M. 1995. Territoriality in Lake Eyre dragons Ctenophorus maculosus: are males 'superterritorial'? Ethology 101(3): 222-227. Pedler, R.; Neilly, H. 2010. A re-evaluation of the distribution and status of the Lake Eyre dragon (Ctenophorus maculosus): an endemic South Australian salt lake specialist. South Australian Naturalist 84(1): 15-29. Ctenophorus mckenziei Peterson, M.; Shea, G.; Johnston, G.R.; Miller, B. 1994. Notes on the morphology and biology of Ctenophorus mckenziei (Storr, 1981) (Squamata: Agamidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 118(3-4): 237-244. Storr, G.M. 1981. Three new agamid lizards from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8(4): 599-607. Ctenophorus mirrityana Mcfadden, M.S.; Purcell, D. 2015. Herpetoculture notes: Ctenophorus mirrityana (Barrier Range Dragon). Longevity. Herpetological Review 46(3): 372. Mclean, C.A.; Moussalli, A.; Sass, S.; Stuart-Fox, D. 2013. Taxonomic assessment of the Ctenophorus decresii complex (Reptilia: Agamidae) reveals a new species of dragon lizard from western New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 65(3): 51-63. Sass, S.; Swan, G. 2014. Factors influencing habitat occupancy of the endangered Barrier Range Dragon (Ctenophorus mirrityana: Agamidae). Herpetological Review 45(2): 213-216. Ctenophorus nguyarna Doughty, P.; Maryan, B.; Melville, J.; Austin, J.J. 2007. A new species of Ctenophorus (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from Lake Disappointment, Western Australia. Herpetologica 63(1): 72-86. Ctenophorus nuchalis Bradshaw, S.D.; De'ath, G. 1991. Variation in condition indices due to climatic and seasonal factors in an Australian desert lizard, Amphibolurus nuchalis. Australian Journal of Zoology 39(4): 373-385. Bradshaw, S.D.; Saint-Girons, H.; Bradshaw, F.J. 1991. Patterns of breeding in two species of agamid lizards in the arid subtropical Pilbara region of Western Australia. General and Comparative Endocrinology 82(3): 407-424. Carpenter, C.C.; Badham, J.A.; Kimble, B. 1970. Behaviour patterns of three species of Amphibolurus (Agamidae). Copeia 1970: 497-505. 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