Species Diporiphora linga Houston, 1977

Museums

Regional Maps

• Diporiphora linga Houston, T.F. 1977. A new species of Diporiphora from South Australia and geographic variation in D. winneckei Lucas and Frost (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 101: 199-206 [203, figs 6-7].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA R15020F, 23 km N of Koonibba Mission, SA [31°42'S 133°26'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM R24529–30 2 specs, near Wirrulla, SA.; SAMA 48 specs (R10822–26, R14447, R14459A–B, R14885, R14978A–I, R14998A–L, R15020A–E, R15020G–H, R15174, R15208A–G, R15220, R15600–01); AMS AMS R54626 1 spec.

  Type locality 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.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Southeast WA east of Kalgoorlie to around Lake Acraman, southern SA

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA: Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Nullarbor (NUL)

Ecological Descriptors

Desert, diurnal, low shrubland, oviparous, tall shrubland, terrestrial.

 

General References

Houston, T.F. 1978. Dragon Lizards and Goannas of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Museum 84 pp. (natural history)

 

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] (Pink Two-line Dragon)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	AGAMIDAE	21-Jun-2021	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		16-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)