Species Diporiphora sobria Storr, 1974
Northern Savannah Two-pored Dragon
- Diporiphora albilabris sobria 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 [135].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R23180, Pine Creek, NT [14°04'S 131°58'E].
Paratype(s) WAM 2 specs (R23181, R23182), same as holotype; WAM R37133, 72 km SSE Darwin, NT. - Diporiphora bennettii arnhemica 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 ANWC R740, near upper Katherine River, NT [14° 13' S, 132° 36' E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [39]
Generic Combinations
- Diporiphora sobria (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 [39]
Introduction
CAVS: 5074
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Widely distributed from the southern Kimberley through northern NT (excluding Arnhem Land) and south to Katherine area, and into far western Queensland
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, diurnal, oviparous, terrestrial.
Common Name 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 [39] (Northern Savannah Two-pored Dragon)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | AGAMIDAE | 21-Jun-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| Diporiphora Gray, 1842 | 11-Oct-2020 | ADDED |