Diporiphora bennettii explained

Diporiphora bennettii, also known commonly as the Kimberley sandstone dragon or the robust two-line dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, bennettii, is in honor of Australian naturalist George Bennett.^[1]

Geographic range

D. bennettii is found in Kimberley region, Western Australia state, Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. bennettii are forest and savanna.

Description

D. bennettii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5cm (02.2inches). The tail is less than twice SVL.

Reproduction

D. bennettii is oviparous.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Diporophora bennettii, new combination, p. 395 + Plate XXXI, figure 2).
• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Gindalia bennettii, new species, p. 247).
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]