Tympanocryptis fortescuensis DOUGHTY, KEALLEY, SHOO & MELVILLE, 2015

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Tympanocryptis fortescuensis DOUGHTY, KEALLEY, SHOO & MELVILLE 2015 Tympanocryptis fortescuensis — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 94
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: 4 km south-south-east of Wanna Wanna Pool (21°23'41"S, 117°10'14"E), Western Australia
Reproduction
Types	Holotype: WAM R158076, an adult male collected on 9 October 2004 by J. K. Rolfe and B. Durrant (Fig. 12). Paratypes. WAM R108817 (male), 37 km north-north-east of Auski Roadhouse (22°03'S, 118°48'E); WAM R110129 (male), 12 km east-south-east of Mount Billroth (21°39'45"S, 117°42'17"E); WAM R113625 (female), 37 km north-north-east of Auski Roadhouse (22°03'S, 118°49'E); WAM R121974 (male), Roy Hill Station (22°34'18"S, 119°58'39"E); WAM R158074 (female), 4 km south-south-east of Wanna Wanna Pool (21°23'41"S, 117°10'14"E).
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Distinguished from other Tympanocryptis by the following combination of character states: presence of two pre-cloacal pores, lack of longitudinal stripes on the dorsum, presence of enlarged scales with raised spines arranged in transverse rows of 2–5 scales on dorsum, snout straight or convex, scales on snout smooth with low keels, rostral width ~2–3 times height, keels on scales of upper arm aligned, well-defined row of enlarged scales at anterior and dorsal edge of thigh forming conspicuous ridge, scales on dorsal surface of thigh usually aligned, ventrals with low keels, and light reddish-brown coloration, often with blackish sides.
Comment
Etymology	The specific name is in reference to the Fortescue basin or marsh, formed by the Fortescue River, where this species occurs.
References	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 DOUGHTY, PAUL; LUKE KEALLEY, LUKE P. SHOO & JANE MELVILLE 2015. Revision of the Western Australian pebble-mimic dragon species-group (Tympanocryptis cephalus: Reptilia: Agamidae). Zootaxa 4039 (1): 085–117 - get paper here Ellis, Ryan J. 2019. An annotated type catalogue of the dragon lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 34: 115–132 - get paper here Kwet, A. 2016. Liste der im Jahr 2015 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Terraria-Elaphe 2016 (3): 56-67 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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