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].
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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