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Diporiphora magna STORR, 1974

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Yellow-sided Two-lined Dragon 
SynonymDiporiphora magna STORR 1974
Diporiphora magna — COGGER 1983
Diporiphora magna — COGGER 2000: 332
Diporiphora magna — SMITH et al. 2011
Diporiphora magna — MELVILLE et al. 2019: 43
Diporiphora magna — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 78 
DistributionAustralia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)

Type locality: Old Lissadell, in 16° 30’ S, 128° 41’ E (now submerged by Lake Argyle), W. A.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: WAM R42786 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Body size moderately large (to 77 mm SVL) with very long tail (to 3 × SVL). Gular fold absent, post-auricular and scapular folds strong. Granular scales in axilla, extending over arm but not extending onto sides of neck. Homogeneous dorsal scales between pale dorsolateral lines that usually lack raised scales in outer row, providing little demarcation between dorsal and lateral scales. Pre-cloacal pores 4; femoral pores 0 (Melville et al. 2019: 43).


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CommentDistribution: for a map see Melville et al. 2019: 41 (Fig. 14). Specimens of D. margaretae were formerly assigned to D. magna, meaning now that D. magna does not occur in the north-west Kimberley region. 
EtymologyFrom the Latin magnus (large) in reference to the size. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) 
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
  • Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 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
  • Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - 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
  • Smith, Katie L.; Luke J. Harmon, Luke P. Shoo, and Jane Melville 2011. EVIDENCE OF CONSTRAINED PHENOTYPIC EVOLUTION IN A CRYPTIC SPECIES COMPLEX OF AGAMID LIZARDS. Evolution 65-4: 976–992 - 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
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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