Diporiphora bennettii (GRAY, 1845)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Kimberley sandstone dragon, Robust Two-line Dragon
Synonym	Gindalia bennettii GRAY 1845 Diporiphora bennettii — BOULENGER 1885: 395 Diporiphora bennettii — COGGER 1983 Diporiphora bennettii — MANTHEY & SCHUSTER 1999: 53 Diporiphora bennettii — COGGER 2000: 329 Diporiphora bennettii — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Diporiphora bennettii — MELVILLE et al. 2019: 36 Diporiphora bennettii — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 75
Distribution	NW Australia (Western Australia: Kimberleys to adjacent Northern Territory) Type locality: "N. W. Coast of Australia".
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.12.77
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Small body size (to 55 mm SVL) and short tail (<2.0 × SVL), with robust habitus and wide head with short snout. Gular fold present, post-auricular fold strong, scapular fold weak. Dorsals homogeneous, scales in axilla not granular. Lacks dorsolateral stripes. Usually lacks dark smudge on tympanum, although some individuals have a faint dark spot on posterior edge of tympanum. Pre-cloacal pores 2; femoral pores 0 (Melville et al. 2019: 36).
Comment	Diporiphora bennettii arnhemica has been elevated to full species status. Group: The D. bennettii species group contains the following species: albilabris, bennettii, perplexa, sobria (fide Melville et al. 2019: 34). Distribution: see map in Melville et al. 2019: 34 (Fig. 8).
Etymology	Named after Dr. George Bennett (1804-1893), a surgeon, botanist, zoologist and the first Curator and Secretary of the Australian Museum (1835).
References	Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. - get paper here Chapple, David G.; Reid Tingley, Nicola J. Mitchell, Stewart L. Macdonald, J. Scott Keogh, Glenn M. Shea, Philip Bowles, Neil A. Cox, John C. Z. Woinarski 2019. The Action Plan for Australian Lizards and Snakes 2017. CSIRO, 663 pp. DOI: 10.1071/9781486309474 - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Gray, J. E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman, London: xxvii + 289 pp. - get paper here Manthey,U. & SCHUSTER,N. 1999. Agamen, 2. Aufl. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 120 pp. - get paper here Melville, J., Smith Date, K.L., Horner, P., and 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 - get paper here Storr, G. M. 1974. Agamid lizards of the genera Caimanops, Physignathus and Diporiphora in Western Australia and Northern Territory. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 3: 121-146 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/agamidae.pdf http://www.tropicalherping.com/publications/books/mindo/riama-oculata.html http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Agamidae/Diporiphora… http://www.wildherps.com/species/G.sila.html http://www.lacerta.de/AS/Taxon.php?Genus=36&Species=147 Google images

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