Species Diporiphora albilabris Storr, 1974
White-lipped Two-line Dragon
- Diporiphora albilabris albilabris Storr, G.M. 1974. Agamid lizards of the genera Caimanops, Physignathus and Diporiphora in Western Australia and Northern Territory. Records of the Western Australian Museum 3: 121-146 [133].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R43517, Mitchell Plateau, WA [14°48'S 125°50'E].
Paratype(s) WAM 3 specs (R13780, R41871–72), Kalumburu, WA; WAM R28193, King Edward River, WA; WAM 2 specs (R41870, R42938), Crystal Creek, WA; WAM 12 specs (R43167–69, R43212, R43343, R43515–16, R43532, R43534–37), same as holotype.
Generic Combinations
- Diporiphora albilabris Storr, 1974. —
Melville, J., Date, K.S., Horner, P. & Doughty, P. 2019. Taxonomic revision of dragon lizards in the genus Diporiphora (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Australian monsoonal tropics. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 78: 23-55 [23] (new combination)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Central and northern Kimberley region, WA, records from further east are of D. sobria, previously treated as a subspecies of D. albilabris, see Melville et al. (2010)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Central Kimberley (CK), Northern Kimberley (NK)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, diurnal, oviparous, terrestrial.
General References
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. (subspecies not identified in Cogger et al. (1983: 118), in which Cogger listed synonyms)
Melville, J., Date, K.S., Horner, P. & Doughty, P. 2019. Taxonomic revision of dragon lizards in the genus Diporiphora (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Australian monsoonal tropics. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 78: 23-55 [34-36]
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. [38] (White-lipped Two-line 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 | Diporiphora Gray, 1842 | 17-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |