Tympanocryptis intima MITCHELL, 1948

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Gibber Earless Dragon
Synonym	Tympanocryptis intima MITCHELL 1948 Tympanocryptis intima — WORRELL 1963: 77 Tympanocryptis intima — WERMUTH 1967: 98 Rotundacryptus intima — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 19 Tympanocryptis intima — COGGER 2000: 353 Tympanocryptis intima — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Tympanocryptis intima — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 95
Distribution	CN S Australia Australia (NE New South Wales, E Northern Territory, W Queensland, NE South Australia) Type locality: Oodnadatta, South Australia
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SAMA R2331, Oodnadatta, SA, collected J.B. Cleland. Mitchell listed a specimen AM R673 from “Camp 49, Simpson Desert Expedition”. This is in error, as R673 refers to a Ramphotyphlops from Riverstone, registered in 1889 (SHEA 1999)
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin intimus (innermost, deepest) and an allusion to the distribution of the species, which Mitchell described as restricted to the Lake Eyre Basin. Lake Eyre is the only point in Australia below sea level. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
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 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. Mitchell, F. J. 1948. A revision of the lacertilian genus Tympanocryptis. Rec. South Austral. Mus. 9: 57-86 - get paper here Shea, Glenn M; Sadlier, Ross A 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 15, 1999: 1-91 - get paper here Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp. Worrell, E. 1963. Reptiles of Australia. Angus & Robertson (Sydney), xv + 207 pp
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.kingsnake.com/oz/lizards/agamids/agamids.htm https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/FichaEspecie/Andinosaura… http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Agamidae/Tympanocryptis… Google images

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