Ctenophorus maculatus Spotted Military Dragon
Also known as:
Spotted Dragon, Spotted Sand Dragon
Subspecies I've seen:
C. m. maculatus
Spotted Military Dragon
Ctenophorus maculatus maculatus Spotted Military Dragon
Peron Peninsula, Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Western Australia, AustraliaNovember 12, 2005
Spotted Military Dragon (Ctenophorus maculatus maculatus)
These were by far the most commonly seen agamids (dragons) around Shark Bay. On my first hike in this area, I saw about ten of these guys, along with just one other lizard (a Lozenge-marked Dragon). This one was soaking up the late afternoon sun while keeping a wary eye on me.

Here is a complete list of the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Western Australia.

Peron Peninsula, Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Western Australia, AustraliaNovember 13, 2005
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Here are a few more photos from the next day. I suppose if you lived out here you could grow tired of seeing these lizards, but I'd have to see many hundred more before that was a possibility.
Peron Peninsula, Shark Bay World Heritage Area, Western Australia, AustraliaNovember 23, 2009
Spotted Military Dragon (Ctenophorus maculatus maculatus)
Four years later, back in the same spot looking (unsuccessfully) for thorny devils, and it is still the case that the most common lizards are these guys.

I’ve written up an account of this three-week trip to Australia here.

Peron National Park, Western Australia, AustraliaNovember 24, 2009
Spotted Military Dragon (Ctenophorus maculatus maculatus)
Is it just me, or are these lizards getting more and more sleepy-looking as the years go by?
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