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Diporiphora adductus DOUGHTY, KEALLEY & MELVILLE, 2012

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Carnarvon Dragon 
SynonymDiporiphora adductus DOUGHTY, KEALLEY & MELVILLE 2012
Diporiphora adductus — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 72 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia: N Carnarvon Basin)

Type locality: 2 km west of Bullara Homestead, Western Australia (22°40′23′′S, 114°0′58′′E)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: WAM R141589, an adult male collected on 22 June 2000 by B. Bush and B. Maryan. Paratypes. All from Western Australia. WAM R71582, collected 4 km north of Mia Mia High School (23°21′S, 114°26′E); WAM R129009, collected at Urala Station (21°45′18′′S, 14°51′02′′E); WAM R140984, collected at Urala Station (21°45′13′′S, 114°51′08′′E); WAM R157296, collected at Yanrey Station (22°09′51′′S, 114°35′23′′E). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A slender, medium-sized Diporiphora, with no gular or post-auricular folds, scapular fold absent or very weak (small scales present but skin not folded over), homogeneous dorsal scales with keels parallel to midline, no femoral pores, 0–2 precloacal pores, 61 or fewer mid-body scale rows, ventral scales larger than dorsal scales, coloration not yellow-green, and lateral line with dark border present.
 
CommentHabitat. Occurs on low-lying Spinfex and Acacia and other low shrubs, usually on sand dunes or red sandy/ loamy soils. 
EtymologyThe specific name is modified from Greek and refers to the elongated body shape and also the lack of the folds traditionally used for Diporiphora taxonomy (gular, post-auricular, scapular). Used as a noun in apposition. 
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
  • DOUGHTY, PAUL; LUKE KEALLEY & JANE MELVILLE 2012. Taxonomic assessment of Diporiphora (Reptilia: Agamidae) dragon lizards from the western arid zone of Australia. Zootaxa 3518: 1–24 - 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
 
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