Tympanocryptis argillosa MELVILLE, CHAPLIN, HIPSLEY, SARRE, SUMNER & HUTCHINSON, 2019
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Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Claypan Earless Dragon |
Synonym | Tympanocryptis argillosa MELVILLE, CHAPLIN, HIPSLEY, SARRE, SUMNER & HUTCHINSON 2019: 23 |
Distribution | Australia (South Australia) Type locality: E Side of Lake Hope Channel,12 km SSE Red Lake Yard, Strzelecki Desert, South Australia, 28°19’1100 S, 139°13’1400 E. |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. SAMA R49360, adult female. Collected by M.H. on 9 April 1997. Paratypes. NMV D3119, Lake Eyre, South Australia, 28°22’ S, 137°22’ E, adult female; SAMA R3619, Lake Palankarinna, South Australia, 28°4600 S, 138°2500 E, adult female; R46073, Artemia Point, Hunt Peninsula, Lake Eyre North, South Australia, 28°4100 S, 137°2200 E, adult male; R51039, 6.3 km NNW of Wimma Hill, South Australia, 27°17’3200 S, 140°17’2600 E, adult male; R51360–61, 4.4 km NNW of Beal Hill, Simpson Desert Regional Reserve, South Australia, 26°35’4300 S, 137°49’5100 E, adult male; R54088, 4.1 km SW of Kalamurina homestead, South Australia, 27°55’3600 S, 137°57’2200 E, adult male: R54247, 23.5 km W of Kannakaninna Waterhole, Kalamurina Station, South Australia, 27°53’4000 S, 137°44’2300 E, adult female; R54248, 23.5 km W of Kannakaninna Waterhole, Kalamurina Station, South Australia, 27°53’4000 S, 137°44’2300 E, adult male. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Tympanocryptis with rostral scale separated from the canthus rostralis, nasal scale extending dorsally across the canthus and bordered below by enlarged scales, well-developed lateral neck fold, no lateral skin fold, weakly keeled dorsal head scales, five-lined pattern present but light lines usually discontinuous, ventral surface white. Additional details (3655 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Habitat. Specimens mostly associated with the clayey swales between the dunes of the sandy deserts where it occurs. Distribution: see map in Melville et al. 2019: 6 (Fig. 1: species B) |
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