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Diporiphora lalliae
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<h2 id="etymology">Etymology</h2> <p>The <a href="/facts/Specific_name_(zoology)/RuH34bxb">specific name</a>, <i>lalliae</i>, is in honor of Mrs. G.E. "Lally" Handley of the Western Australian Museum.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="description">Description</h2> <p><i>D. lalliae</i> may attain a <a href="/facts/Snout%25E2%2580%2593vent_length/zMkKrjm4">snout-to-vent length</a> (SVL) of 6.2 cm (2.4 in). The tail is very long, about three times SVL. There is a gular fold. The scales in the <a href="/facts/Axilla/Q0EaYG2p">axilla</a> are small, but not granular. There are four precloacal pores, but no <a href="/facts/Femoral_pores/Vyj7e0Cp">femoral pores</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p><p>The postauricular folds and scapular folds are strong. The strongly keeled <a href="/facts/Dorsal_scales/g8coh9vl">dorsal scales</a> are homogeneous. There is one enlarged canine tooth on each side.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="geographic-range">Geographic range</h2> <p><i>D. lalliae</i> native to northern Australia, where it is found in the Australian states of <a href="/facts/Queensland/lXBlIeY3">Queensland</a> and <a href="/facts/Western_Australia/1ouCbwNh">Western Australia</a>, and also in <a href="/facts/Northern_Territory/5BFWuuyv">Northern Territory</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="habitat">Habitat</h2> <p><i>D. lalliae</i> is found in a variety of habitats, including <a href="/facts/Forest/RnMtb31v">forest</a>, <a href="/facts/Shrubland/TuWUtSYv">shrubland</a>, <a href="/facts/Grassland/T4P1kqT0">grassland</a>, and rocky areas.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="reproduction">Reproduction</h2> <p><i>D. lalliae</i> is <a href="/facts/Oviparity/oSgSIVHY">oviparous</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Harold_Cogger/je5PvM6U">Cogger HG</a> (2014). <i>Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition</i>. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. <a href="/facts/ISBN_(identifier)/15AdSPa9">ISBN</a> 978-0643100350.</li> <li>Ellis RJ (2019). "An annotated type catalog of the dragon lizards (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum". <i>Records of the Western Australian Museum</i> 34: 115–132. (<i>Diporifora lalliae</i>, pp. 125–126).</li> <li>Melville J, Date KS, Horner P, Doughty P (2019). "Taxonomic revision of dragon lizards in the genus <i>Diporiphora</i> (Reptilia: Agamidae) from the Australian monsoonal tropics". <i>Memoirs of Museum Victoria</i> 78: 23–55. (<i>Diporiphora lalliae</i>, pp. 42–43, Figures 16a–16b).</li> <li><a href="/facts/Glen_Milton_Storr/4z4CdjXW">Storr GM</a> (1974). "Agamid lizards of the genera <i>Caimanops, Physignathus</i> and <i>Diporiphora</i> in Western Australia and Northern Territory". <i>Records of the Western Australian Museum</i> 3 (2): 121–146. (<i>Diporiphora lalliae</i>, new species).</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Diporiphora lalliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31. <a href="http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Diporiphora&species=lalliae" target="_blank">http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Diporiphora&species=lalliae</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>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 lalliae, p. 149). <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bo_Beolens" target="_blank">https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bo_Beolens</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>Diporiphora lalliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31. <a href="http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Diporiphora&species=lalliae" target="_blank">http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Diporiphora&species=lalliae</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Diporiphora lalliae, pp. 468–469). <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steve_K._Wilson" target="_blank">https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Steve_K._Wilson</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>Melville, J.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Diporiphora lalliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T170391A83323305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170391A83323305.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021. <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jane_Melville" target="_blank">https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jane_Melville</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Melville, J.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Diporiphora lalliae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T170391A83323305. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170391A83323305.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021. <a href="https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jane_Melville" target="_blank">https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jane_Melville</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>Diporiphora lalliae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31. <a href="http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Diporiphora&species=lalliae" target="_blank">http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Diporiphora&species=lalliae</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>