Tympanocryptis pentalineata

Tympanocryptis pentalineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Tympanocryptis
Species:	T. pentalineata
Binomial name
	Tympanocryptis pentalineata; Melville, Smith, Hobson, Hunjan & Shoo, 2014[1]

Tympanocryptis pentalineata, also known as five-lined earless dragon, is one of 15 documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis.[1]

Description

Average length is 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in) from snout-to-vent.[1]

Etymology

The species is named for the dorsal colour pattern of the new species, characterised by five longitudinal white stripes extending along the body: one vertebral, two dorso-lateral, and two lateral.[2][1]

Habitat

Tympanocryptis pentalineata occurs on flat flood-plains, covered by grasses and low perennial shrubs. It was discovered living in crop-lands and remnant bluegrass grasslands of southeastern Queensland, which is one of the most endangered ecosystems in the state.[1]

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References

Melville, Jane; Smith, Katie; Hobson, Rod; Hunjan, Sumitha; Shoo, Luke (2014-07-30). "The role of integrative taxonomy in the conservation management of cryptic species: the taxonomic status of endangered earless dragons (Agamidae: Tympanocryptis) in the grasslands of Queensland, Australia". PLoS ONE. 9 (7): e101847. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101847. PMC 4116116. PMID 25076129. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons License.
Tympanocryptis pentalineata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 June 2018.

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[Melville_et_al._2014-1] Melville, Jane; Smith, Katie; Hobson, Rod; Hunjan, Sumitha; Shoo, Luke (2014-07-30). "The role of integrative taxonomy in the conservation management of cryptic species: the taxonomic status of endangered earless dragons (Agamidae: Tympanocryptis) in the grasslands of Queensland, Australia". PLoS ONE. 9 (7): e101847. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101847. PMC 4116116. PMID 25076129. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons License.

[RDB-2] Tympanocryptis pentalineata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 June 2018.