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title: "Painted Dragon"
description: "Ctenophorus pictus — Reptielen. Ctenophorus pictus, commonly known as the painted ground-dragon or painted dragon, is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/painted-dragon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Painted Dragon

> Ctenophorus pictus — Reptielen. Ctenophorus pictus, commonly known as the painted ground-dragon or painted dragon, is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae.

- Scientific name: *Ctenophorus pictus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne), `desert` (Woestijn)
- iNaturalist observations: 1181
- Wikidata: [Q3006476](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3006476)
- iNaturalist taxon: [31226](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/31226)

## Names

- en: Painted Dragon

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1140)

## Summary

Ctenophorus pictus, commonly known as the painted ground-dragon or painted dragon, is a species of lizard from the family Agamidae. It is endemic to the drier areas of southern and central Australia.

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

## Photo

![Painted Dragon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/painted-dragon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Joshua S. Martin · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185704647

## Machine access

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