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Ctenophorus pictus
''Ctenophorus pictus'', commonly known as the painted dragon,〔Waite ER (Editor). (1929). ''The Reptiles and Amphibians of South Australia''. Adelaide: Government Printer. 270 pp.〕 is a species of lizard from the Agamidae family. ''Ctenophorus pictus'' is endemic to the drier areas of southern and central Australia.
==Description==
The painted dragon is a medium-sized terrestrial lizard with a short, deep head and uniform body scales. The appearance of this species is extremely variable as it can appear in a number of different colour combinations.〔Wilson S, Swan G. (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia'' (Fourth Edition). London: New Holland Publishers. 592 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.〕 Adult males can be brown, yellowish-brown, orange to reddish-brown with dark-edged pale bars, blotches or spots overlaying a dark vertebral stripe.〔 The flanks are spotted, variegated (irregular patches/streaks), or reticulated (net-like pattern) with dark brown and dotted with scattered, pale, dark-edged spots which will sometimes be aligned perpendicular to the vertebral stripe.〔Cogger HG. (2014). ''Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia''. Seventh Edition. Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. 1,036 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350 (paperback).〕 The limbs are variegated and the pattern on the tail is often obscure but broad dark bands at the base.〔 Breeding males will exhibit a bright blue flush over the lower lips, throat and limbs and a bright yellow to orange flush over the anterior chest and shoulders.〔 Adult females and juveniles are duller in colour, lacking the bright blue and yellow pigment〔 with females being commonly found in a rusty brown colour.〔
The scales, though varying slightly in size in different parts, are relatively uniform across the body〔 and are smooth to the touch.〔 A low crest on the back of the neck is often present which males will raise when alarmed〔Hoser RT. (1989). ''Australian Reptiles and Frogs''. Sydney: Pierson & Co.〕 and usually a distinct vertebral series of slightly enlarged scales can be found along the back.〔 The ears are exposed on the side of its head and it has rather large and conspicuous eardrums.〔
Adults will grow to a full length of around , with a snout-to-vent length of about .〔〔 The tail of this species usually accounts for about 65% of its total body length.〔
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