Tympanocryptis petersi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Tympanocryptis |
Species: | T. petersi |
Binomial name | |
Tympanocryptis petersi Melville, Chaplin, Hipsley, Sarre, Sumner, & Hutchinson, 2019 | |
Tympanocryptis petersi, the lined earless dragon, is a species of agama found in South Australia. [1] [2] The specific epithet, petersi, honours Wilhelm Carl Hartwig Peters, who described the genus and type species, Tympanocryptis lineata . [1]
Tympanocryptis is a genus of Australian lizards in the family Agamidae commonly known as earless dragons.
Tympanocryptis tetraporophora, also known as Eyrean earless dragon or long-tailed earless dragon, is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis. Tympanocryptis is differentiated from other genera within the family Agamidae by a tympanum covered with scales and a missing phalange in the fifth toe of the rear foot. T. tetraporophora is a ground dwelling dragon inhabiting semi arid regions of central New South Wales, arid regions of South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and tropical grasslands of Northern Queensland.
Tympanocryptis centralis, also known as central Australian earless dragon or central pebble dragon, is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis.
Tympanocryptis pinguicolla, also known as Victorian grassland earless dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. It is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis.
Tympanocryptis pentalineata, also known as five-lined earless dragon, is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis.
Tympanocryptis houstoni, also known as Houston's earless dragon or Nullarbor earless dragon, is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis.
The gibber earless dragon, also known as the smooth-snouted earless dragon, is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Australia. It is one of a documented species of the genus Tympanocryptis, a group of small terrestrial lizards that feed off invertebrates and are characterised by the absence of an external ear structure.
Tympanocryptis argillosa, the claypan earless dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia.
Tympanocryptis cephalus, the blotch-tailed earless dragon or coastal pebble-mimic dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia.
Tympanocryptis condaminensis, the Condamine earless dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia.
Tympanocryptis fictilis, the harlequin earless dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia.
Tympanocryptis lineata, the Canberra grassland earless dragon or lined earless dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia.
There are two species of agama named lined earless dragon:
Tympanocryptis macra, the savannah earless dragon, is a species of agama found in northernWestern Australia and the Northern Territory. It was described originally as Tympanocryptis lineatamacra in 1982 by Glen Milton Storr.
Tympanocryptis mccartneyi, the Bathurst grassland earless dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia.
Tympanocryptis osbornei, the Monaro grassland earless dragon, is a species of agama found in Australia.
Tympanocryptis rustica, the Tennant Creek pebble dragon, is a species of agama found in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Tympanocryptis tolleyi, the Gawler earless dragon, is a species of agama found in South Australia.
Tympanocryptis uniformis, the even-scaled earless dragon, is a species of agama found in Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
Tympanocryptis wilsoni, the Roma earless dragon, is a species of agama found in Queensland, Australia.