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title: "Ornate Crevice-dragon"
description: "Ctenophorus ornatus — Reptiles. Ctenophorus ornatus, the ornate crevice-dragon or ornate dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/es/animal/ornate-crevice-dragon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ornate Crevice-dragon

> Ctenophorus ornatus — Reptiles. Ctenophorus ornatus, the ornate crevice-dragon or ornate dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.

- Scientific name: *Ctenophorus ornatus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 531
- Wikidata: [Q3006474](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3006474)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31227](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31227)

## Names

- en: Ornate Crevice-dragon
- nl: Ornate crevice-dragon

## Countries with the most observations

AU (526)

## Summary

Ctenophorus ornatus, the ornate crevice-dragon or ornate dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is found on granite outcrops of Western Australia.
The species is a member of a diverse genus, Ctenophorus, that contains a group known as rock dragons. It can be distinguished from the others by its greatly flattened body,  around 290 mm, with a snout-to-vent length of 95 mm, and a distinctly banded tail.
Ctenophorus ornatus is common on granite outcrops, where it shelters under slabs and boulders, especially in undisturbed areas. When out in the open, often basking on warm rocks, it displays a head…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ctenophorus_ornatus

## Photo

![Ornate Crevice-dragon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ornate-crevice-dragon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Bethlea Bell · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/316002233

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ornate-crevice-dragon?lang=es` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).