Diporiphora lalliae explained
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.
Etymology
The specific name, lalliae, is in honor of Mrs. G.E. "Lally" Handley of the Western Australian Museum.[1]
Description
D. lalliae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . 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.
The postauricular folds and scapular folds are strong. The strongly keeled dorsal scales are homogeneous. There is one enlarged canine tooth on each side.[2]
Geographic range
D. lalliae native to northern Australia, where it is found in the Australian states of Queensland and Western Australia, and also in Northern Territory.
Habitat
D. lalliae is found in a variety of habitats, including forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas.
Reproduction
D. lalliae is oviparous.
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
- 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).
Notes and References
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]
- [species:Steve K. Wilson|Wilson S]
