Diporiphora gracilis MELVILLE, DATE, HORNER & DOUGHTY, 2019
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Diporiphora gracilis
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Gracile two-lined dragon |
| Synonym | Diporiphora gracilis MELVILLE, DATE, HORNER & DOUGHTY 2019: 46 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Fairfield-Leopold Downs Road, south of Gibb River Road, WA (17° 29' 37.0" S, 125° 2' 17.7" E). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. WAM R177291 (formerly NMV D75540) (adult male), Collected by P. Oliver on 2 November 2013. Paratypes. NMV D75541 (adult females), as for holotype; NMV D73901 (adult male), as for holotype; WAM R163503 (female) and WAM R163504 (male), Mornington Station, WA (17° 30' 23" S, 126° 02' 07" E); WAM R177952 (formerly NMV D75542) (adult female), as for holotype. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Body size moderately long (to 61 mm SVL) with elongate and gracile body shape and very long tail (to 3 × SVL). Gular fold absent, post-auricular and scapular folds weak. Granular scales in axilla, extending over arm to scapular fold. Homogeneous dorsal scales between pale dorsolateral lines that usually lack raised scales in outer row, providing little demarcation between dorsal and lateral scales. Pre-cloacal pores 4; femoral pores 0 (Melville et al. 2019: 46). |
| Comment | Distribution: for a map see Melville et al. 2019: 41 (Fig. 14). |
| Etymology | Named for the gracile body shape, with noticeably long and slender body, limbs and tail. Used as a noun in apposition. |
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