Tympanocryptis osbornei MELVILLE, CHAPLIN, HUTCHINSON, SUMNER, GRUBER, MACDONALD & SARRE, 2019
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Tympanocryptis osbornei
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| Higher Taxa | Agamidae (Amphibolurinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon |
| Synonym | Tympanocryptis osbornei MELVILLE, CHAPLIN, HUTCHINSON, SUMNER, GRUBER, MACDONALD & SARRE 2019 |
| Distribution | Australia (New South Wales) Type locality: Cooma, NSW (see types). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype. SAMA R43098, Cooma, NSW. Adult male. [specific location details held in SAMA database but not released for publication due to conservation concerns]. Paratypes. NMV D76106, NMV D76105 Cooma, NSW. SAMA R43347, Cooma, NSW. AM R38172, R131836, Cooma, NSW. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A species of Tympanocryptis with tapering snout, nasal scale below the canthus rostralis, six or seven dark dorsal crossbands, lateral skin fold, dorsal tubercles terminating in a prominent spine directed posterodorsally, lacking tubercular scales on the thighs, smooth gular scales, frequent presence of dark speckling on the ventral surfaces, especially the throat, and with 12 or more caudal blotches. Additional details (2079 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Habitat. Naturally treeless native grassland communities from 758 to 1234 m above sea level on basalt geology and heavy clay soils and in predominately dry tussock grasslands of snow grasses (Poa spp.), wallaby grasses (Austrodanthonia spp.) and kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra) [54]. The species overwinters in crevices or burrows excavated by wolf spiders beneath surface rocks [12] but its ecology has been little studied. |
| Etymology | Named for Dr Will Osborne, conservation biologist and ecologist, who provided the first accounts of this species in the modern era and has spearheaded ecological and conservation research. |
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