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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
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 Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Amphibolurinae
Genus: Diporiphora
Species (28): D. adductus – D. albilabris – D. ameliae – D. amphiboluroides – D. australis – D. bennettii – D. bilineata – D. carpentariensis – D. convergens – D. gracilis – D. granulifera – D. jugularis – D. lalliae – D. linga – D. magna – D. margaretae – D. nobbi – D. pallida – D. paraconvergens – D. perplexa – D. phaeospinosa – D. pindan – D. reginae – D. sobria – D. superba – D. valens – D. vescus – D. winneckei –
Name

Diporiphora Gray, 1842
References
Primary references

Gray 1842: Zool. Miscell. (Gray), (3) 53.

Additional 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: 1–24. Preview PDF Reference page.
Edwards, D.L.; Melville, J. 2011: Extensive phylogeographic and morphological diversity in Diporiphora nobbi (Agamidae) leads to a taxonomic review and a new species description. Journal of herpetology, 45(4): 530–546. DOI: 10.1670/10-115.1
Couper, P. et al. 2012: A new species of Diporiphora from the Goneaway Tablelands of Western Queensland. Zootaxa 3556: 39–54. Preview Reference page.

Links

BHL bibliography
Catalogue of Life: 2020 Annual Checklist
Diporiphora – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Diporiphora.
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Nomenclator Zoologicus

Diporiphora is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. Most species in the genus are endemic to Australia, but two (D. australis and D. bilineata) are also found in New Guinea.
Species
Diporiphora australis

The genus includes these 28 species which are recognized as being valid:[2]

Diporiphora adductus Doughty, Kealley, & Melville, 2012 – Carnarvon dragon
Diporiphora albilabris Storr, 1974 – white-lipped two-line dragon, tar tar lizard
Diporiphora ameliae Emmott, Couper, Melville, & Chapple, 2012
Diporiphora amphiboluroides Lucas & C. Frost, 1902 – mulga dragon
Diporiphora australis (Steindachner, 1867) – Tommy roundhead, eastern two-line dragon
Diporiphora bennettii (Gray, 1845) – Kimberley sandstone dragon, robust two-line dragon
Diporiphora bilineata Gray, 1842 – northern two-line dragon, two-lined dragon
Diporiphora carpentariensis Melville, Date, Horner, & Doughty, 2019 – Gulf two-lined dragon
Diporiphora convergens Storr, 1974 – Crystal Creek two-lined dragon
Diporiphora gracilis Melville, Date, Horner, & Doughty, 2019 – gracile two-lined dragon
Diporiphora granulifera Melville, Date, Horner, & Doughty, 2019 – granulated two-lined dragon
Diporiphora jugularis Macleay, 1877 – black-throated two-pored dragon
Diporiphora lalliae Storr, 1974 – northern deserts dragon, Lally's two-line dragon
Diporiphora linga Houston, 1977 – pink two-line dragon
Diporiphora magna Storr, 1974 – yellow-sided two-lined dragon
Diporiphora margaretae Storr, 1974
Diporiphora nobbi (Witten, 1972) – nobbi lashtail, nobbi
Diporiphora pallida Melville, Date, Horner, & Doughty, 2019 – pale two-pored dragon
Diporiphora paraconvergens Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012 – grey-striped western desert dragon
Diporiphora perplexa Melville, Date, Horner, & Doughty, 2019 – Kimberley rock dragon
Diporiphora phaeospinosa Edwards & Melville, 2011
Diporiphora pindan Storr, 1980 – Pindan two-line dragon, Pindan dragon
Diporiphora reginae Glauert, 1959 – plain-backed two-line dragon
Diporiphora sobria Storr, 1974 – northern savannah two-pored dragon
Diporiphora superba Storr, 1974 – superb two-line dragon
Diporiphora valens Storr, 1980 – southern Pilbara spinifex dragon, southern Pilbara tree dragon, Pilbara two-line dragon
Diporiphora vescus Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012 – northern Pilbara tree dragon
Diporiphora winneckei Lucas & C. Frost, 1896 – canegrass dragon, canegrass two-line dragon, blue-lined dragon, Winnecke's two-pored dragon

References

"Diporiphora ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de.

Genus Diporiphora at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

Gray JE (1842). "Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian Reptiles and Batrachians". Zoological Miscellany 51-57. (Diporiphora, new genus, pp. 53–54).

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