Species Diporiphora magna Storr, 1974
Yellow-sided Two-line Dragon
- Diporiphora magna 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 [137].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R42786, Old Lissadell (now submerged by Lake Argyle), WA [16°30'S 128°41'E].
Paratype(s) WAM 68 specs; whereabouts unknown 9 specs; NMV 18 specs (D5095, D5097, D5124, D5179–92, D10085); SAMA 2 specs (R8167, R43879); ANWC 1 spec (previously NTR 203, now ANWC R738); AMS 11 specs (R42923, R43867–68, R43872–80); FMNH R42680 1 spec.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Tropical savannah region of northern Australia, from the central Kimberley, WA, through the NT and into far NW QLD at Lawn Hill National Park
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, low open woodland, low woodland, oviparous, terrestrial, woodland.
General References
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 [43-45]
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] (Yellow-sided 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 | Diporiphora Gray, 1842 | 11-Oct-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | AGAMIDAE | 09-Nov-2018 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Aug-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |