Species Diporiphora valens Storr, 1979

Museums

Regional Maps

• Diporiphora valens Storr, G.M. 1979. Two new Diporiphora (Lacertilia: Agamidae) from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 7: 255-263 [259, pl. 2].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM R31009, near Tom Price, WA [c. 22°45'S 117°45'E].
  Paratype(s) WAM R23970–73, Kumarina, WA; WAM R25135, near Turee Creek, WA; WAM R52703, R52737–38, Marandoo, WA.

  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

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Hamersley Range, WA, records to the north represent D. vescus Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Pilbara (PIL)

Ecological Descriptors

Diurnal, hummock grassland, low open shrubland, oviparous, terrestrial.

 

General References

Cogger, H.G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO publishing 7th edition, pp. xxx+1033. [737]

Doughty, P. Kealley, L. & Melville, J. 2012. Taxonomic assessment of Diporiphora (Reptilia: Agamidae) dragon lizards from the western arid zone of Australia. Zootaxa 3518: 1-24 (distribution)

 

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] (Pilbara 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	13-Oct-2020	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		18-Oct-2012	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)