Species Cryptagama aurita (Storr, 1981)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Tympanocryptis aurita Storr, G.M. 1981. Three new Agamid lizards from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 8: 500-607 [599].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R66296 ♂, 27 km SSE of Halls Creek, WA [18°27'S 127°45'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM R64051–52, near Wolf Creek Meteorite Crater, WA.

 

Generic Combinations

• Cryptagama aurita (Storr, 1981). —
  Witten, G.J 1984. Relationships of Tympanocryptis aurita. Records of the Western Australian Museum 11(4): 399-401
• Amphibolurus auritus (Storr, 1981).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NT, WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: W plateau
  • Western Australia: N coastal, W plateau

General References

Ellis, R.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

 

Common Name References

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [37] (Gravel Dragon)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	AGAMIDAE	22-Jun-2021	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		31-Jul-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)