Species Tympanocryptis pinguicolla Mitchell, 1948
Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon
- Tympanocryptis lineata pinguicolla Mitchell, F.J. 1948. A revision of the lacertilian genus Tympanocryptis. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 9: 57-86 [70, fig. 6 pl. 4].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA R2468a, S VIC.
Generic Combinations
- Tympanocryptis pinguicolla (Mitchell, 1948) [treated at species level]. —
Smith, W.J.S., Osborne, W.S., Donnellan, S.C. & Cooper, P.D. 1999. The systematic status of earless dragon lizards Tympanocryptis (Reptilia: Agamidae) in south-eastern Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 47: 551-564 (new combination)
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Tympanocryptis lineata Peters, 1863 [as a junior synonym of T. lineata]. —
Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [124]
Introduction
While this name was previously applied to four disjunct populations in south-eastern Australia, Melville et al. (2019) determined that these represent four different species. The type specimen of T. lineata was found to be from the Canberra region and that name applied to the ACT population, while T. pinguicolla was applied to the southern VIC population based on the type location. The remaining two populations were described as new species, T. mccartneyi from Bathurst and T. osbornei from around Cooma, NSW. See Melville et al. (2019) for further information.
Distribution
States
Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Gulf Plains (GUP) ; Vic: South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Grassland.
Extra Ecological Information
In spider burrows.
General References
Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. In, Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [124] (as junior synonym of T. lineata)
Melville, J., Chaplin, K., Hutchinson, M., Sumner, J., Gruber, B., MacDonald, A.J. & Sarre, S.D. 2019. Taxonomy and conservation of grassland earless dragons: new species and an assessment of the first possible extinction of a reptile on mainland Australia. Royal Society Open Science 6: 190233
Scott, I.A.W. & Keogh, J.S. 2000. Conservation genetics of the endangered grassland earless dragon Tympanocryptis pinguicolla (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Southeastern Australia. Conservation Genetics 1: 357-263
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Sep-2023 | AGAMIDAE | 19-Sep-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | AGAMIDAE | 14-Jul-2021 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | AGAMIDAE | 05-Jul-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |