Diporiphora margaretae

Diporiphora margaretae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Diporiphora
Species:	D. margaretae
Binomial name
Diporiphora margaretae Storr, 1974
Synonyms [1]
Diporifora bilineata margaretae Storr, 1974

Diporiphora margaretae is a species of lizard in the subfamily Amphibolurinae of the family Agamidae. The species is native to the Kimberley region of Australia. ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, margaretae, is in honour of Margaret Butler, the wife of Australian naturalist Harry Butler. ^{[2] : 168}

Description

Diporifora margaretae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5 cm (2.2 in), with a tail length 2.5 times SVL. It does not have a gular fold. It has four precloacal pores, but no femoral pores. ^[1]

It has one enlarged canine tooth on each side of the upper jaw. There are scattered white scales on the dark flanks. Breeding males have a reddish flush on the lower flanks and tail. ^{[3] : 470–471}

Reproduction

Diporiphora margaretae is oviparous. ^[1]

References

1. Diporiphora margaretae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
2. Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.
3. Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland. ISBN   978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp.

Further reading

• Melville, J.; Date, K.S.; 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.
• Storr, G.M. (1974). "Agamid lizards of the genera Caimanops, Physignathus and Diporiphora in Western Australia and Northern Territory". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 3: 121–146. (Diporiphora bilineata margaretae, new subspecies, pp. 143–144).
• Storr, G.M. (1979). "Two new Diporiphora (Lacertilia, Agamidae) from Western Australia". Rec. Western Australian Mus. 7 (2): 255–263. (Diporiphora margaretae, new taxonomic status, p. 256).