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Diporiphora bennettii

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Species of lizard

Diporiphora bennettii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Diporiphora
Species: D. bennettii
Binomial name
Diporiphora bennettii
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Gindalia bennettii
    Gray, 1845
  • Diporophora bennettii
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Diporiphora bennettii
    — Cogger, 1983

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.

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 5.5 cm (2.2 in). The tail is less than twice SVL.

Reproduction

D. bennettii is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Melville, J.; Wilson, S.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Doughty, P.; Somaweera, R.; Teale, R.; Oliver, P. (2017). "Diporiphora bennettii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22528664A22528670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22528664A22528670.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. Boulenger (1885).
  3. ^ Diporiphora bennettii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
  4. 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 bennettii, p. 23).

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. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • 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. ISBN 978-1921517280.


Taxon identifiers
Diporiphora bennettii


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