Diporiphora pallida MELVILLE, DATE, HORNER & DOUGHTY, 2019
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Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Pale two-pored dragon |
Synonym | Diporiphora pallida MELVILLE, DATE, HORNER & DOUGHTY 2019: 52 |
Distribution | Australia (N Western Australia) Type locality: Mitchell Plateau, WA (14° 49.45' S, 125° 42.12' E). |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype. WAM R177292 (formerly NMV D73853) (adult male), Collected by J. Melville on 12 September 2005. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Small body size (to 46 mm SVL), short tail (2.0 × SVL), robust head and prominent brow above eye. Gular fold strong, post-auricular fold weak, scapular fold present. Single canine in upper jaw, no granular scales in axilla. Pre-cloacal pores 2; femoral pores 0. Comparison to other species. Unlike other dragons found in the northwest Kimberley, D. pallida sp. nov. appears to be a habitat specialist in spinifex grasses and has a distinctive morphology. Its distribution overlaps with D. margaretae, but differs in having a gular fold. It also differs from D. albilabris, D. bennettii and D. perplexa sp. nov. in having a single canine on either side of upper jaw and further differs from D. albilabris in lacking femoral pores. |
Comment | Distribution: for a map see Melville et al. 2019: 53 (Fig. 22). |
Etymology | Named for the pale appearance of this species in life. Used as an adjective. |
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