Diporiphora sobria STORR, 1974
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Diporiphora sobria
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Northern savannah two-pored dragon |
| Synonym | Diporiphora albilabris sobria STORR 1974 Diporiphora bennettii arnhemica STORR 1974 Diporiphora arnhemica — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Mantichorasaurus sobria — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 18 Diporiphora arnhemica — EHMANN 1992: 124 Diporiphora bennettii arnhemica — COGGER 2000: 329 Diporiphora arnhemica — BARTS & WILMS 2003 Diporiphora arnhemica — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Diporiphora sobria — MELVILLE et al. 2019: 39 |
| Distribution | Australia (Northern Territory) Type locality: Pine Creek, NT [14° 04' S, 131° 58' E]. arnhemica: Australia (Northern Territory: S Kimberleys to Arnhem Land); Type locality: near upper Katherine River, in 14° 13’ S, 132° 36’ E, N. T. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R23180 Holotype: ANWC R740 [arnhemica] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Body size moderately large (to 69 mm SVL) with moderately long tail (2.3–2.6 × SVL). Gular fold present, post- auricular fold strong and scapular fold present but often weak. Dorsolateral stripes present. Lacks dark smudge on posterior edge of tympanum. In WA, the scales between dorsolateral stripes are homogeneous (fig. 10b); in the NT, heterogeneous (fig. 10c). Pre-cloacal pores 4; femoral pores 2. (Melville et al. 2019: 39). Comparison with other species. This species has a very wide distribution and overlaps with numerous other Diporiphora species. In WA, it can be distinguished from D. albilabris in having a scapular fold, fewer spines around tympanum and post-auricular fold and having homogenous scales between the dorsolateral stripes. It differs from D. perplexa sp. nov. in having pale rows of dorsolateral scales, usually a strong post- auricular fold, two femoral pores and lacks dark markings on the posterior of the tympanum. Differs from D. bilineata, D. magna and D. lalliae in having femoral pores, two pairs of canines in upper jaw and white labial scales. It also differs from D. bilineata, D. magna and D. margaretae in having a gular fold and two pairs of canine teeth on each side of upper jaw (Melville et al. 2019: 34). |
| Comment | Synonymy: MELVILLE et al. 2019 synonymized Diporiphora bennettii arnhemica with D. sobria. Distribution: see map in Melville et al. 2019: 34 (Fig. 8). Despite the original name of D. arnhemica, this species does not appear to occur in Arnhem Land, although collections from this region are scarce. NCBI taxID: 206584 [arnhemica] |
| Etymology | Named after Latin “albus, -a, -um” = white and “labrum” = lip. |
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