Diporiphora albilabris STORR, 1974
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Diporiphora albilabris
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: White-lipped Two-line Dragon, Tar tar lizard |
| Synonym | Diporiphora albilabris STORR 1974: 133 Diporiphora albilabris — COGGER 1983 Mantichorasaurus albilabris — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 18 Diporiphora albilabris — COGGER 2000: 328 Diporiphora albilabris — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Diporiphora albilabris — MELVILLE et al. 2019: 34 Diporiphora albilabris — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 73 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia) Type locality: Mitchell Plateau, in 14° 48’ S, 125* 50’ E, W. A. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R43517 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Body size moderate (to 61 mm SVL), tail moderately long (from 1.8–2.5 × SVL). Gular and post-auricular folds present; scapular fold absent. White dorsolateral stripes on raised scale rows. Lacks dark smudge on posterior of tympanum. Scales between dorsolateral stripes are heterogeneous (fig. 10a), with paravertebral row reduced, 2nd paravertebral row enlarged. Pre-cloacal pores 4; femoral pores 2 (Melville et al. 2019: 34). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .37 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material. |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Melville et al. 2019: 34 (Fig. 8). |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “albus, -a, -um” = white and “labrum” = lip. |
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