''Diporiphora bennettii'', also known
commonly as the Kimberley sandstone dragon or the robust two-line dragon, is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Agamidae
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Overview
phylogenetics, Phylogenetic ...
. The species is
endemic
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to
Australia
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Etymology
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, ''bennettii'', is in honor of Australian naturalist George Bennett George Bennett, Bennette, or Bennet may refer to:
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* Grayson, Saskatchewan
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(2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Diporiphora bennettii'', p. 23).
Geographic range
''D. bennettii'' is found in Kimberley
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Australia
* Kimberley (Western Australia)
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley
* Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania
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region, Western Australia
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state, Australia.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat
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s of ''D. bennettii'' are forest
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and savanna
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Description
''D. bennettii'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail is less than twice SVL.[
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Reproduction
''D. bennettii'' is oviparous
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References
Further reading
* Boulenger GA (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (''Diporophora bennettii'', new combination, p. 395 + Plate XXXI, figure 2).
* Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
* Gray JE (1845). ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (''Gindalia bennettii'', new species, p. 247).
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, Swan G (2013). ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition''. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .
Diporiphora
Agamid lizards of Australia
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
Reptiles described in 1845
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