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Tympanocryptis fortescuensis DOUGHTY, KEALLEY, SHOO & MELVILLE, 2015

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymTympanocryptis fortescuensis DOUGHTY, KEALLEY, SHOO & MELVILLE 2015
Tympanocryptis fortescuensis — CHAPPLE et al. 2019: 94 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: 4 km south-south-east of Wanna Wanna Pool (21°23'41"S, 117°10'14"E), Western Australia  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: WAM R158076, an adult male collected on 9 October 2004 by J. K. Rolfe and B. Durrant (Fig. 12). Paratypes. WAM R108817 (male), 37 km north-north-east of Auski Roadhouse (22°03'S, 118°48'E); WAM R110129 (male), 12 km east-south-east of Mount Billroth (21°39'45"S, 117°42'17"E); WAM R113625 (female), 37 km north-north-east of Auski Roadhouse (22°03'S, 118°49'E); WAM R121974 (male), Roy Hill Station (22°34'18"S, 119°58'39"E); WAM R158074 (female), 4 km south-south-east of Wanna Wanna Pool (21°23'41"S, 117°10'14"E). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Distinguished from other Tympanocryptis by the following combination of character states: presence of two pre-cloacal pores, lack of longitudinal stripes on the dorsum, presence of enlarged scales with raised spines arranged in transverse rows of 2–5 scales on dorsum, snout straight or convex, scales on snout smooth with low keels, rostral width ~2–3 times height, keels on scales of upper arm aligned, well-defined row of enlarged scales at anterior and dorsal edge of thigh forming conspicuous ridge, scales on dorsal surface of thigh usually aligned, ventrals with low keels, and light reddish-brown coloration, often with blackish sides.


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Comment 
EtymologyThe specific name is in reference to the Fortescue basin or marsh, formed by the Fortescue River, where this species occurs. 
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
  • DOUGHTY, PAUL; LUKE KEALLEY, LUKE P. SHOO & JANE MELVILLE 2015. Revision of the Western Australian pebble-mimic dragon species-group (Tympanocryptis cephalus: Reptilia: Agamidae). Zootaxa 4039 (1): 085–117 - 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
  • Kwet, A. 2016. Liste der im Jahr 2015 neu beschriebenen Reptilien. Terraria-Elaphe 2016 (3): 56-67 - get paper here
 
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