Diporiphora bennettii

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Diporiphora bennettii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Diporiphora
Species:
D. bennettii
Binomial name
Diporiphora bennettii
(Gray, 1845)
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • 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. [3]

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Etymology

The specific name, bennettii, is in honor of Australian naturalist George Bennett. [4]

Geographic range

D. bennettii is found in Kimberley region, Western Australia state, Australia. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. bennettii are forest and savanna. [1]

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. [3]

Reproduction

D. bennettii is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Melville J, Wilson S, Zichy-Woinarski J, Doughty P, Somaweera R, Teale R, Oliver P (2018). "Diporiphora bennettii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T22528664A22528670. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22528664A22528670.en . Retrieved 29 March 2021.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Boulenger (1885).
  3. 1 2 3 4 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).

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