Tympanocryptis rustica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Superclassis*: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Amphibolurinae
Genus: Tympanocryptis
Species: Tympanocryptis rustica

Name

Tympanocryptis rustica Melville, Chaplin, Hipsley, Sarre, Sumner & Hutchinson, 2019: 28

• Holotype: NMV D74671, adult ♂, collected by J. Melville and A. O’Grady in September 2009.
• Type locality: “Warrego Road, N of Tennant Creek, 3 km W of Stuart Highway, Northern Territory, 19°35′57″S, 134°09′37″E”.

References

Primary references

• Melville, J., Chaplin, K., Hipsley, C.A., Sarre, S.D., Sumner, J. & Hutchinson, M. 2019. Integrating phylogeography and high-resolution X-ray CT reveals five new cryptic species and multiple hybrid zones among Australian earless dragons. Royal Society Open Science 6(12): 191166. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.191166 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Tympanocryptis rustica. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 April 2023.

Vernacular names

• English: Tennant Creek Earless Dragon