Diporiphora jugularis (MACLEAY, 1877)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Black-throated two-pored dragon
Synonym	Grammatophora jugularis MACLEAY 1877: 104 Diporophora brevicauda DE VIS 1884: 99 (fide BOULENGER 1885: 387) Diporophora pentalineata DE VIS 1884: 99 (fide BOULENGER 1885: 387) Diporiphora jugularis — MELVILLE et al. 2019: 32
Distribution	Papua New Guinea, N Australia Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia) Type locality: Cape Grenville, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland Type locality: Cape York, Qld. [brevicauda] Type locality: Cape York, Qld. [pentalineata]
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Syntypes: AMS R40672-4 Holotype: unknown fide MELVILLE et al. 2019 [brevicauda] Holotype: unknown fide MELVILLE et al. 2019 [pentalineata]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Body size moderately large (to 68 mm SVL) with long tail (1.8–2.7 × SVL). Gular and scapular folds absent; post-auricular fold absent or weak. Scales in axilla not granular. Lacks spinose scales on thighs or neck. Pre-cloacal pores 4; femoral pores 0 [MELVILLE et al. 2019: 32]. Additional details (702 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Synonymy after MELVILLE et al. 2019 who revalidated Grammatophora jugularis from the synonymy of D. bilineata. Distribution: for a map see Melville et al. 2019: 27 (Fig. 3). Lifestyle: semi-arboreal.
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin jugulum (the throat) plus the suffix -atus (pertaining to), in reference to the black throat in males of the species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Boulenger,G.A. 1885. Remarks on Mr. C.W. De Vis’s recent contributions to the herpetology of Australia. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 16: 386-387 - get paper here De Vis, C. W. 1884. On new species of Australian lizards. Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 1: 97-100 - get paper here Macleay, W. 1877. The lizards of the Chevert Expedition. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 2: 60-69; 97-104 - 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
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