Diporiphora sobria STORR, 1974

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Northern savannah two-pored dragon
Synonym	Diporiphora albilabris sobria STORR 1974 Diporiphora bennettii arnhemica STORR 1974 Diporiphora arnhemica — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Mantichorasaurus sobria — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 18 Diporiphora arnhemica — EHMANN 1992: 124 Diporiphora bennettii arnhemica — COGGER 2000: 329 Diporiphora arnhemica — BARTS & WILMS 2003 Diporiphora arnhemica — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Diporiphora sobria — MELVILLE et al. 2019: 39
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Pine Creek, NT [14° 04' S, 131° 58' E]. arnhemica: Australia (Northern Territory: S Kimberleys to Arnhem Land); Type locality: near upper Katherine River, in 14° 13’ S, 132° 36’ E, N. T.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R23180 Holotype: ANWC R740 [arnhemica]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Body size moderately large (to 69 mm SVL) with moderately long tail (2.3–2.6 × SVL). Gular fold present, post- auricular fold strong and scapular fold present but often weak. Dorsolateral stripes present. Lacks dark smudge on posterior edge of tympanum. In WA, the scales between dorsolateral stripes are homogeneous (fig. 10b); in the NT, heterogeneous (fig. 10c). Pre-cloacal pores 4; femoral pores 2. (Melville et al. 2019: 39). Additional details (820 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Synonymy: MELVILLE et al. 2019 synonymized Diporiphora bennettii arnhemica with D. sobria. Distribution: see map in Melville et al. 2019: 34 (Fig. 8). Despite the original name of D. arnhemica, this species does not appear to occur in Arnhem Land, although collections from this region are scarce. NCBI taxID: 206584 [arnhemica]
Etymology	Named after Latin “albus, -a, -um” = white and “labrum” = lip.
References	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. Ehmann, Harold 1992. Encyclopedia of Australian Animals: Reptiles. Angus & Robertson, Pymble, NSW, 495 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 Melville, J., Smith Date, K.L., Horner, P., and Doughty, P. 2019. Taxonomic revision of dragon lizards in the genus Diporiphora (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Australian monsoonal tropics. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 78: 23–55 - 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 Wells R W; Wellington C R 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3-4): 73-129 [31 Dec 1983 on cover] Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Agamidae/Diporiphora… Google images

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