Diporiphora vescus
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Acrodonta |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Amphibolurinae
Genus: Diporiphora
Species: Diporiphora vescus
Name
[edit]Diporiphora vescus Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012: 12
- Holotype: WAM R145536, adult ♂, collected by R.J. Teale and colleagues in May 2001.
- Type locality: “86 km south of Port Hedland (21°03′36′′S, 118°45′00′′E), Western Australia”.
- Etymology: The specific name vescus is Latin for weak, poor, thin, or little, in reference to the more gracile build and less spiny scalation relative to D. valens.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Doughty, P., Kealley, L. & Melville, J. 2012. Taxonomic assessment of Diporiphora (Reptilia: Agamidae) dragon lizards from the western arid zone of Australia. Zootaxa 3518(1): 1–24. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3518.1.1
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