Diporiphora lalliae, also known commonly as Lally's two-line dragon and the northern deserts dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Diporiphora |
| Species: | D. lalliae
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| Binomial name | |
| Diporiphora lalliae Storr, 1974
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Etymology
editThe specific name, lalliae, is in honor of Mrs. G.E. "Lally" Handley of the Western Australian Museum.[3]
Description
editD. lalliae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.2 cm (2.4 in). The tail is very long, about three times SVL. There is a gular fold. The scales in the axilla are small, but not granular. There are four precloacal pores, but no femoral pores.[2]
The postauricular folds and scapular folds are strong. The strongly keeled dorsal scales are homogeneous. There is one enlarged canine tooth on each side.[4]
Geographic range
editD. lalliae native to northern Australia, where it is found in the Australian states of Queensland and Western Australia, and also in Northern Territory.[1]
Habitat
editD. lalliae is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Melville, J.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Diporiphora lalliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T170391A83323305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170391A83323305.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Diporiphora lalliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Diporiphora lalliae, p. 149).
- ^ Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Diporiphora lalliae, pp. 468–469).
Further reading
edit- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Ellis RJ (2019). "An annotated type catalog of the dragon lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum". Records of the Western Australian Museum 34: 115–132. (Diporifora lalliae, pp. 125–126).
- Melville J, Date KS, 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. (Diporiphora lalliae, pp. 42–43, Figures 16a–16b).
- Storr GM (1974). "Agamid lizards of the genera Caimanops, Physignathus and Diporiphora in Western Australia and Northern Territory". Records of the Western Australian Museum 3 (2): 121–146. (Diporiphora lalliae, new species).
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