Diporiphora albilabris STORR, 1974
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Diporiphora albilabris
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: White-lipped Two-line Dragon, Tar tar lizard |
| Synonym | Diporiphora albilabris STORR 1974 Diporiphora albilabris — COGGER 1983 Mantichorasaurus albilabris — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 18 Diporiphora albilabris — COGGER 2000: 328 Diporiphora albilabris — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Diporiphora albilabris — MELVILLE et al. 2019: 34 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory, Western Australia) Type locality: Mitchell Plateau, in 14° 48’ S, 125* 50’ E, W. A. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R43517 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Body size moderate (to 61 mm SVL), tail moderately long (from 1.8–2.5 × SVL). Gular and post-auricular folds present; scapular fold absent. White dorsolateral stripes on raised scale rows. Lacks dark smudge on posterior of tympanum. Scales between dorsolateral stripes are heterogeneous (fig. 10a), with paravertebral row reduced, 2nd paravertebral row enlarged. Pre-cloacal pores 4; femoral pores 2 (Melville et al. 2019: 34). Comparison with other species. The distribution overlaps a number of other Diporiphora species in the Kimberley. From D. sobria it can be distinguished in lacking a scapular fold and having strongly heterogeneous scales between the pale dorsolateral stripes. It differs from D. perplexa sp. nov. in having heterogeneous dorsal scales, 2 (vs. 0) femoral pores and no dark markings on the tympanum. It differs from D. magna in having a gular fold, femoral pores, double canine teeth in upper jaw and white labial scales. It differs from D. margaretae in having a gular fold and double canine teeth on each side of upper jaw (Melville et al. 2019: 34). |
| Comment | Distribution: see map in Melville et al. 2019: 34 (Fig. 8). |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “albus, -a, -um” = white and “labrum” = lip. |
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