BARRIER RANGE DRAGON

Photographed at Mutawintji National Park, NSW, July 2020

155              BARRIER RANGE DRAGON                   Ctenophorus mirrityana

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS.                  110

Found in rocks on ranges and outcrops of western NSW including Barrier Range north of Broken Hill, Mutawintji NP and Koonenberry Mountain north of Mutawintji. Endangered.

COMMON NOBBI DRAGON

Photographed in Big Desert State Forest, Victoria, January 2020

147                COMMON NOBBI DRAGON                  Diporiphora nobbi 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD                 102

Sometimes just known as Nobbi. From north-west Victoria and adjacent border regions of SA, through southern inland areas of NSW to south-east Queensland, then to coastal north-east Queensland. Found in mallee/spinifex associations in se SA and nw Victoria; dry sclerophyll forest, woodlands and rainforest on coast.

CENTRAL PEBBLE DRAGON

Photographed at Kata Tjuta, Northern Territory, October 2018

110                 CENTRAL PEBBLE DRAGON                   Tympanocryptis centralis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD                       78

Also known as Centralian Earless Dragon. Found in central western NT and corresponding area of eastern WA. Inhabits stony hills and plains.

CENTRAL NETTED DRAGON

Photographed on Birdsville Track, 100 kms south of Birdsville, South Australia, April 2018

 

 100                     CENTRAL NETTED DRAGON                Ctenophorus nuchalis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD            68

Abundant and widespread through central Australia: central WA southern 2/3 NT, northern SA, western Queensland and nw NSW. Prefers open spaces, has a burrow where shelter from enemies and the heat. Eats insects and vegetation.

LONG-NOSED DRAGON

Photographed at Simpson's Gap, Northern Territory, April 2018

99                LONG-NOSED DRAGON               Gowidon longirostris

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD              67

Also known as Long-nosed Water Dragon. Has been placed in several genera as further studies continue. Found in central WA from the coast across to NT, northern SA, and western Queensland.

CENTRAL MILITARY DRAGON

Photographed at Uluru, Northern Territory April 2018

91                  CENTRAL MILITARY DRAGON                    Ctenophorus isolepis

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD               62

Also known as Military Sand-dragon. Range central Australia from WA coast to western Queensland and nw SA. Found in dry woodland and dry grassland/shrubland. Terrestrial. Feeds on invertebrates.

CRESTED DRAGON

Photographed at Lake Gilles, South Australia, April 2018

89                 CRESTED DRAGON                Ctenophorus cristatus

AUSTRALIAN LIZARD                  61

Also known as Bicycle Dragon. Found in dry woodland, and dry grassland/shrubland. Terrestial.Feeds on invertebrates and other lizards. Extremely fast. Range: sw and central SA, se WA.

TWO-LINED DRAGON

Photographed on Horn Island, March 2018

86                  TWO-LINED DRAGON                     Diporiphora bilineata

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                58

Mainly found in northern Queensland and an area around the south of Kakadu.

BOYD'S FOREST DRAGON

Photographed at Lake Eacham, Queensland, March 2018

 84         BOYD'S FOREST DRAGON        Lophosaurus boydii, formerly Hypsilurus boydii

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS             56

  Arboreal; found in rainforests and margins; located in Wet Tropics of northern Queensland, from north of Townsville to near Cooktown. Spend their time perched on trunks of trees, about head-height, but will move around to opposite side of tree to avoid detection. Active in the day, sitting and waiting to catch their prey, mainly invertebrates and earthworms.

GILBERT'S DRAGON

Photographed in the Gulf Country, nw Queensland

72                      GILBERT'S DRAGON                  Lophognathus gilberti 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                        50

Commonly known as 'ta ta' lizard because of its habit of waving its forefeet after it runs; also known as Centralian Lashtail, Gilbert's Lashtail, and Gilbert's Waterdragon. Semi-arboreal, agile in trees and can sprint rapidly on the ground. Typically hunts by watching prey from perch in a tree or vegetation. Endemic to Australia: found in western and central Queensland, Northern Territory, and northern Western Australia.

Photographed in Katherine, Northern Territory April 2018

SOUTHERN ANGLE-HEADED DRAGON

Photographed in Barrington Tops, December 2017

65                      SOUTHERN ANGLE-HEADED DRAGON                 Lophosaurus spinipes

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS             44

Also known as Southern Forest Dragon; former latin name Hypsiluris spinipes. Australian endemic; found in eastern Australian rainforests and rainforest margins from around Gosford (NSW) to near Gympie (Q); also present in Barrington Tops National Park (NSW). Primarily arboreal, cryptic, slow moving and well camouflaged Thermoconformer, allowing body temperature to fluctuate with surrounding temperature. Eats insects and other arthropods.

WESTERN BEARDED DRAGON

Photographed at Mount Gibson Station, central Western Australia

51                 WESTERN BEARDED DRAGON               Pogona minor minor

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                        34

Now known as Dwarf Bearded Dragon. Species of agamid lizard. Found along the southwest coast and interior of WA. Widespread in sw Australia and central deserts; range includes semiarid regions such as woodland or heathland, and arid desert or coastal dunes.

PAINTED DRAGON

Photographed in South Australia

44               PAINTED DRAGON                 Ctenophorus pictus

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS               28

Lizard of Agamidae family. Endemic to drier areas of southern and central areas: se WA, across SA to nw Victoria and central west NSW. Prefer semi-arid to arid regions favouring shrublandsand hammock grasslands on sandy and saline soils.

SLATER'S RING-TAILED DRAGON

39                 SLATER'S RING-TAILED DRAGON                 Ctenophorus slateri 

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                24

Found in northern WA, most of NT, and western Queensland. 

EASTERN WATER DRAGON

Photographed at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, Canberra

26                  EASTERN WATER DRAGON                    Intellagama lesuerii

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                19

Ranges and slopes of eastern Australia. Semi-aquatic, arboreal lizard. Feeds on variety of insects and aquatic organisms, including frogs, as well as other terrestrial vertebrates.

BURN'S DRAGON

23               BURN'S DRAGON                     Amphibolurus burnsi

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS              16

Distribution across northern NSW and southern Queensland, west of dividing range. Diurnal, semi-arboreal.

WESTERN RING-TAILED DRAGON

13                WESTERN RING-TAILED DRAGON             Ctenophores caudicinctus

AUSTRALIAN LIZARDS                 13

Found in far-west Queensland through NT and northern SA to most of WA. Saxicoline, diurnal lizard. One of the swiftest lizards

Photographed near Dampier, WA