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Cryptagama aurita (STORR, 1981)

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Gravel Dragon 
SynonymTympanocryptis aurita STORR 1981
Cryptagama aurita — WITTEN 1984
Phthanodon aurita — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984: 82
Amphibolurus auritus — COGGER 1983:
Cryptagama aurita — MANTHEY & SCHUSTER 1999: 46
Cryptagama aurita — COGGER 2000: 307
Cryptagama aurita — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Cryptagama aurita — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 55 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory, Western Australia)

Type locality: 27 km SSE of Halls Creek, Western Australia, 18°27’ S, 127°45’ E.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: WAM R66296 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (genus): Small, very short-legged agamid, with blunt-tipped tail shorter than SVL; dorsals markedly heterogeneous (small scales intermixed with scattered enlarged blunt tubercles); tympanum large and obvious; upper labial scales form fringe along upper lip; femoral and pre-anal pores 10-18, more prominent in males (J. Melville, pers. comm., 8 Sep 2021).

Diagnosis: Limbs and tail short, the tail shorter than snout-vent length. Canthus rostralis absent. Femoral pores in widely spaced series on middle to posterior part of lower surface of thigh, each pore penetrating a scale. Enlarged tubercles scattered across entire dorsal surface, extending onto limbs and tail. Supralabial scales forming denticulate fringe along upper lip. Scales very small, mid-body scale count 140-164. Tympanum large and superficial. Pes phalangeal formula 2.3.4.5.4 [WITTEN 1984]. 
CommentNot listed by COGGER 1983.

Type species: Tympanocryptis aurita STORR 1981 is the type species of the genus Cryptagama WITTEN 1984. 
EtymologyThe species was apparently named after the large tympanum or ear opening, from Latin auris = ear.

The generic name comes from the Greek kryptos meaning hidden or secret and the type genus of the family, Agama. 
References
  • Aguilar-López JL, Luría-Manzano R, Pineda E, Canseco-Márquez L 2021. Selva Zoque, Mexico: an important Mesoamerican tropical region for reptile species diversity and conservation. ZooKeys 1054: 127-153 - get paper here
  • 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.
  • Cogger,H.G. 1983. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 3th ed. Reed, Sydney, 660 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
  • Manthey,U. & SCHUSTER,N. 1999. Agamen, 2. Aufl. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 120 pp. - get paper here
  • Storr, G. M. 1981. Three new agamid lizards from Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 8 (4): 599-607 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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