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	Class:	Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia)
	Order:	Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
	Family:	Dragon (Agamidae)
	Species:	Painted Dragon (Ctenophorus pictus)
	This Photo:	Female
	Ref: "A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia", 2nd Ed. Wilson & Swan. Page 344. General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee), and elsewhere Painted dragons are a beautifully coloured, small, dragon lizard native to Australia. Females are plain brown coloured. Males come in 4 colour morphs: Blue, Orange, Red & Yellow colours. All male morphs have blue belly & legs. The Blue morphs have a blue throat with white / brown cheeks like females.
	Copyright © 2013-  Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 10-Apr-2013
This species is classed as  LC (Least Concern)  in the Murray Mallee, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)