Species Pogona microlepidota (Glauert, 1952)

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Species Pogona microlepidota (Glauert, 1952)

Kimberley Bearded Dragon, Small-scaled Bearded Dragon

Amphibolurus barbatus microlepidotus Glauert, L. 1952. Herpetological miscellanea. I & II. Notes on some forms of Diplodactylus. Western Australian Naturalist 3(7): 166-170 [168].
Type data:
Syntype(s) WAM R951, R952, Drysdale River Mission, North Kimberley, WA
Comment: The original numbers published by Glauert are a typing mistake, here corrected following Ellis (2018).

Generic Combinations

Pogona microlepidota (Glauert, 1952). —
Storr, G.M. 1982. Revision of the bearded dragons (Lacertilia: Agamidae) of Western Australia with notes on the dismemberment of the genus Amphibolurus. Records of the Western Australian Museum 10(2): 199-214
Amphibolurus microlepidotus (Glauert, 1952). —
Badham, J.A. 1976. The Amphibolurus barbatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 24: 423-443

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Northern Kimberley (NK)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, diurnal, oviparous, terrestrial, woodland.

General References

Badham, J.A. 1976. The Amphibolurus barbatus species-group (Lacertilia: Agamidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 24: 423-443 (taxonomy)

Ellis, R.J. 2018. Clarification of the type series of Amphibolurus barbatus microlepidotus Glauert, 1952 (= Pogona microlepidota) (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae). Zootaxa 4457(1): 197–200

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

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. [39] (Kimberley Bearded Dragon)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type
07-Feb-2024	AGAMIDAE	18-Sep-2018	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		20-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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