Ctenophorus, also known as comb-bearing dragons, is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 that contains the most diverse group of dragons

Dragon (disambiguation)

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or otherwise reptilian traits.Dragon may also refer to:-Literature:* Dragon , a 1990 adventure novel by Clive Cussler...

 in Australia

Australia

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. Many of these have been grouped by a similar morphology

Morphology (biology)

In biology, morphology is a branch of bioscience dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features....

. The informal names and groupings within this genus — Rock or Crevice-dragon, Ground, Sand-dragon, and Bicycle-dragon — are named after the mythological creature, the dragon

Dragon

A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits, that feature in the myths of many cultures. There are two distinct cultural traditions of dragons: the European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Greek and Middle Eastern...

.

Species

Listed alphabetically.

• Ctenophorus adelaidensis Gray, 1841 – Western Heath Dragon
• Ctenophorus caudicinctus Günther, 1875 – Ring-tailed Bicycle-dragon, Ring-tailed Dragon
• Ctenophorus clayi Storr, 1967 – Black-shouldered Ground-dragon, Black-collared Dragon
• Ctenophorus cristatus Gray 1841 – Crested Bicycle-dragon, Crested Dragon, Bicycle Dragon
• Ctenophorus decresii Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – Tawny Crevice-dragon, Tawny Dragon
• Ctenophorus femoralis Storr, 1965 – Long-tailed Sand-dragon
• Ctenophorus fionni Procter, 1923 – Peninsula Crevice-dragon, Peninsula Dragon
• Ctenophorus fordi Storr, 1965 – Malle Dragon, Mallee Sand-dragon, Mallee Military Dragon
• Ctenophorus gibba Houston, 1974 – Bulldust Ground-dragon, Gibber Dragon
• Ctenophorus isolepis Fisher, 1881 – Central Military Dragon
• Ctenophorus maculatus Gray, 1831 – Spotted Military Dragon, Spotted Dragon, Spotted Sand-dragon
• Ctenophorus maculosus
  Ctenophorus maculosus
  The Lake Eyre dragon lizard or Salt-Lake Ground-dragon mainly inhabits the edges of salt lake in South Australia for which it is named. It survives in this harsh habitat through adaptive mechanisms to tolerate high temperatures and lack of free water. The female C...
  
  Mitchell, 1948 – Lake Eyre Dragon, Salt-Lake Ground-dragon
• Ctenophorus mckenziei Storr, 1981 – Dwarf Bicycle-dragon, McKenzie's Dragon
• Ctenophorus nguyarna Doughty, Maryan, Melville & Austin, 2007 – Lake Disappointment Dragon
• Ctenophorus nuchalis De Vis, 1884 – Central Netted Dragon, Central Netted Ground-dragon
• Ctenophorus ornatus
  Ctenophorus ornatus
  The Ornate Crevice-dragon is a species of lizard in the Agamidae family. It is found on granite outcrops of Western Australia....
  
  Gray, 1845 – Ornate Dragon, Ornate Crevise-dragon
• Ctenophorus pictus Peters, 1866 – Painted Dragon
• Ctenophorus reticulatus
  Ctenophorus reticulatus
  The Western Netted Dragon or Western Netted Ground-dragon is a species of lizard in the Agamidae family. It is found in South Australia, Western Australia and southern Northern Territory....
  
  Gray, 1845 – Western Netted Dragon, Western Netted Ground-dragon
• Ctenophorus rufescens Stirling & Zietz, 1893 – Rusty Crevice-dragon, Rusty Dragon
• Ctenophorus salinarum Storr, 1966 – Saltpan Ground-dragon, Claypan Dragon
• Ctenophorus scutulatus Stirling & Zietz, 1893 – Lozenge-marked Dragon, Lozenge-marked Bicycle-dragon
• Ctenophorus tjantjalka Johnston, 1992 – Ochre Dragon
• Ctenophorus vadnappa Houston, 1974 – Red-barred Crevice-dragon, Red-barred Dragon
• Ctenophorus yinnietharra Storr, 1981 – Yinnietharra Crevice-dragon, Yinnietharra Rock Dragon