Diporiphora is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. Most species in the genus are endemic to Australia, but two (D. australis and D. bilineata) are also found in New Guinea.
Species
The genus includes these 28 species which are recognized as being valid:
- Diporiphora adductus <small>, & , 2012</small> â Carnarvon dragon
- Diporiphora albilabris <small>Storr, 1974</small> â white-lipped two-line dragon, tar tar lizard
- Diporiphora ameliae <small>, Couper, Melville & , 2012</small>
- Diporiphora amphiboluroides <small>Lucas & C. Frost, 1902</small> â mulga dragon
- Diporiphora australis <small>(Steindachner, 1867)</small> â Tommy roundhead, eastern two-line dragon
- Diporiphora bennettii <small>(Gray, 1845)</small> â Kimberley sandstone dragon, robust two-line dragon
- Diporiphora bilineata <small>Gray, 1842</small> â northern two-line dragon, two-lined dragon
- Diporiphora carpentariensis <small>Melville, , & Doughty, 2019</small> â Gulf two-lined dragon
- Diporiphora convergens <small>Storr, 1974</small> â Crystal Creek two-lined dragon
- Diporiphora gracilis <small>Melville, Date, Horner & Doughty, 2019</small> â gracile two-lined dragon
- Diporiphora granulifera <small>Melville, Date, Horner & Doughty, 2019</small> â granulated two-lined dragon
- Diporiphora jugularis <small>Macleay, 1877</small> â black-throated two-pored dragon
- Diporiphora lalliae <small>Storr, 1974</small> â northern deserts dragon, Lally's two-line dragon
- Diporiphora linga <small>, 1977</small> â pink two-line dragon
- Diporiphora magna <small>Storr, 1974</small> â yellow-sided two-lined dragon
- Diporiphora margaretae <small>Storr, 1974</small>
- Diporiphora nobbi <small>(, 1972)</small> â nobbi lashtail, nobbi
- Diporiphora pallida <small>Melville, Date, Horner & Doughty, 2019</small> â pale two-pored dragon
- Diporiphora paraconvergens <small>Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012</small> â grey-striped western desert dragon
- Diporiphora perplexa <small>Melville, Date, Horner & Doughty, 2019</small> â Kimberley rock dragon
- Diporiphora phaeospinosa <small> & Melville, 2011</small>
- Diporiphora pindan <small>Storr, 1980</small> â Pindan two-line dragon, Pindan dragon
- Diporiphora reginae <small>Glauert, 1959</small> â plain-backed two-line dragon
- Diporiphora sobria <small>Storr, 1974</small> â northern savannah two-pored dragon
- Diporiphora superba <small>Storr, 1974</small> â superb two-line dragon
- Diporiphora valens <small>Storr, 1980</small> â southern Pilbara spinifex dragon, southern Pilbara tree dragon, Pilbara two-line dragon
- Diporiphora vescus <small>Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012</small> â northern Pilbara tree dragon
- Diporiphora winneckei <small>Lucas & C. Frost, 1896</small> â canegrass dragon, canegrass two-line dragon, blue-lined dragon, Winnecke's two-pored dragon
References
Further reading
- Gray JE (1842). "Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian Reptiles and Batrachians". Zoological Miscellany 51-57. (Diporiphora, new genus, pp. 53âÂÂ54).