Diporiphora bennettii

Diporiphora bennettii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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;

Last updated September 28, 2025

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]

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]

References

1 2 3 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.
↑ Boulenger (1885).
1 2 3 4 Diporiphora bennettii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
↑ 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).

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.

This lizard from family Agamidae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[iucn_status_13_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 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).

[RDB-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).

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]