Diporiphora vescus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Amphibolurinae
Genus: Diporiphora
Species: Diporiphora vescus

Name

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

Primary references

• 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 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Northern Pilbara Tree Dragon