Diporiphora superba STORR, 1974

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Superb Two-line Dragon
Synonym	Diporiphora superba STORR 1974: 144 Diporiphora superba — COGGER 1983 Diporiphora superba — COGGER 2000: 334 Diporiphora superba — PIANKA & VITT 2003: 129 Diporiphora superba — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 81
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Mitchell River, in 14° 25’ S, 125° 50’ E, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R43178; paratypes: WAM
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A large sender Diporiphora with short narrow head, long tail, long slender limbs and digits, and no folds, crests, ridges, spines or tubercles. (Storr 1974) 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 between half a page and a page) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
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Etymology	From the Latin superbus (splendid), in reference to the coloration. (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. 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 Esquerré, D. 2025. Natural history notes: Diporiphora superba (Superb Dragon). Diet. Herpetological Review 55 (2): 260-261. [2024] Pianka, E.R. & Vitt, L.J. 2003. Lizards - Windows to the Evolution of Diversity. University of California Press, Berkeley, 347 pp. [review in Copeia 2004: 955] - get paper here Storr, G. M. 1974. Agamid lizards of the genera Caimanops, Physignathus and Diporiphora in Western Australia and Northern Territory. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 3: 121-146 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/agamidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Agamidae/Diporiphora/superba Google images

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