Diporiphora margaretae
| Diporiphora margaretae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Diporiphora |
| Species: | D. margaretae
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| Binomial name | |
| Diporiphora margaretae Storr, 1974
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Diporiphora margaretae is a species of lizard in the subfamily Amphibolurinae of the family Agamidae. The species is native to the Kimberley region of Australia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, margaretae, is in honour of Margaret Butler, the wife of Australian naturalist Harry Butler.[2]: 168
Description
Diporifora margaretae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in), with a tail length 2.5 times SVL. It does not have a gular fold. It has four precloacal pores, but no femoral pores.[1]
It has one enlarged canine tooth on each side of the upper jaw. There are scattered white scales on the dark flanks. Breeding males have a reddish flush on the lower flanks and tail.[3]: 470–471
Reproduction
Diporiphora margaretae is oviparous.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Diporiphora margaretae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ^ Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp.
Further reading
- Melville, J.; Date, K.S.; Horner, P.; Doughty, P. (2019). "Taxonomic revision of dragon lizards in the genus Diporiphora (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Australian monsoonal tropics". Memoirs of Museum Victoria. 78: 23–55.
- Storr, G.M. (1974). "Agamid lizards of the genera Caimanops, Physignathus and Diporiphora in Western Australia and Northern Territory". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 3: 121–146. (Diporiphora bilineata margaretae, new subspecies, pp. 143–144).
- Storr, G.M. (1979). "Two new Diporiphora (Lacertilia, Agamidae) from Western Australia". Rec. Western Australian Mus. 7 (2): 255–263. (Diporiphora margaretae, new taxonomic status, p. 256).