THE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - DRAGONS (AGAMAS)

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NORTHERN TAWNY DRAGON
or Swift Dragon
 Ctenophorus modestus
Split from Ctenophorus decresii
Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Clare area South Australia
Adult male Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Clare area South Australia


Approximate distribution of the Tawny Dragon (Ctenophorus decresii) RED and the Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) ORANGE
Approximate distribution of the Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) ORANGE and the Southern Tawny Dragon (Ctenophorus decresii) MAROON

Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus)
Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Burra area South Australia:- Note that Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragons in this area have stripes on the throat which do not usually occur on Tawny Dragons (Ctenophorus decresii)




Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) Matt from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Clare area South Australia
Adult male Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Clare area South Australia


Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Clare area South Australia
Adult male Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Clare area South Australia

emale Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Aroona, in the Northern Flinders Ranges. South Australia
Female Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Aroona, in the Northern Flinders Ranges. South Australia



Female Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Aroona, in the Northern Flinders Ranges. South Australia.
This one has lost some of its tail in the past and has started to regrow it.


Baby Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Aroona, in the Northern Flinders Ranges. South Australia.
Baby Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Aroona, in the Northern Flinders Ranges. South Australia.


Juvenile Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Aroona, in the Northern Flinders Ranges. South Australia.
Juvenile Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Aroona, in the Northern Flinders Ranges. South Australia.



Female Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) from Aroona, in the Northern Flinders Ranges. South Australia.


Southern Tawny Dragons and Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragons are rock dwelling species. They normally either live in rock crevices or under rocks.
Mature males tend to be much more colorful than females or immature males.

The Northern Tawny Dragon or Swift Dragon (Ctenophorus modestus) may also be confused with the following species:-

Common Name

Scientific Name

Distribution

Southern Tawny Dragon

Ctenophorus decresii

SA (Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island)

Barrier Range Dragon

Ctenophorus mirrityana (split from C. decresii)

NSW

Peninsula Rock Dragon (includes Arcoona Rock Dragon)

Ctenophorus fionni

SA

Red Barred Dragon

Ctenophorus vadnappa

SA

Painted Dragon

Ctenophorus pictus

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA


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Elevation of Divergent Color Polymorphic and Monomorphic Lizard Lineages (Squamata: Agamidae) to Species Level
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Agamas of the World

Agamas (Dragons) of Australia

Agamas
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AUSTRALIAN DRAGON SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Agamas (Dragons) of South Australia

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas of NSW

DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas of Queensland

NORTHERN TERRITORY DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

WESTERN AUSTRALIA DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

DRAGON LIZARDS of Victoria Agamas Agamidae - Victoria

ACT - DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

Agamas (Dragons) of Tasmania

Dragons
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of Victoria		 Dragons
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AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
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