Diporiphora margaretae STORR, 1974

We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search:

Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Diporiphora bilineata margaretae STORR 1974: 143 Diporiphora margaretae — STORR 1979: 256 Diporiphora margaretae — COGGER 1983 Diporiphora margaretae — BARTS & WILMS 2003 Diporiphora margaretae — MELVILLE et al. 2019: 45
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia: NW Kimberley) Type locality: Kalumburu, in 14° 18’ S, 126° 30’ E, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R27648
Diagnosis	Diagnosis. Body size small to moderate (to 55 mm SVL) with long tail (2.5–2.7 × SVL). Gular fold absent, post-auricular fold weak to moderate, scapular fold moderate to strong. Granular scales in axilla, extending over arm onto neck to posterior edge of the scapular fold. Scales on outer rows of dorsolateral stripes have raised trailing edge in some individuals, particularly over shoulder, giving moderate demarcation between dorsal and lateral surfaces. Enlarged pale scales on sides tending to form vertical bars. Pre-cloacal pores 4; femoral pores 0 (Melville et al. 2019: 45). Comparison to other species. The distribution of D. margaretae overlaps with a number of other Diporiphora species, including D. albilabris, D. bennettii, D. perplexa sp. nov., D. magna and D. pallida sp. nov. Diporiphora maragetae differs from D. magna in having weak or absent post-auricular and scapular folds (as opposed to consistently strong folds), and having flanks that have a speckled or barred appearance due to scattered pale scales on a dark background. Diporiphora margaretae can be distinguished from D. albilabris, D. bennettii and D. perplexa sp. nov. in lacking a gular fold and femoral pores, and having single canines on either side of the upper jaw. Diporiphora margaretae differs from D. pallida sp. nov. in possessing a more gracile habitus with longer limbs and tail, lacking a gular fold and having granular scales in axilla (Melville et al. 2019: 46).
Comment	Synonymy: Listed as synonym of D. magna by Storr 1983 but recently “rediscovered” by genetics (the NK population in Smith et al. 2011, Paul Doughty, pers. comm. 2 Apr 2014). Not listed by COGGER 2000, nor COGGER 2014. Distribution: has been (erroneously?) reported from Queensland and the Northern Territory (e.g. in COGGER et al. 1983). For a map see Melville et al. 2019: 41 (Fig. 14).
Etymology	Named after Margaret Butler, wife of Mr W.H. Butler who collected the holotype and much of the other material studied in this paper.
References	Barts, M. & Wilms, T. 2003. Die Agamen der Welt. Draco 4 (14): 4-23 - get paper here Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here 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 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 1980. Two new Diporiphora (Lacertilia, Agamidae) from Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 7 (2): 255-263 [1979] - 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
External links	Google images

Is it interesting? Share with others:

Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator