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Grassland Earless Dragon
''Tympanocryptis'' is a genus of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...n lizards in the Family (biology), family Agamidae, commonly known as earless dragons. Description The genus ''Tympanocryptis'' has the following characters. The tympanum is hidden (hence the common name earless dragon). The body is depressed, and it is covered Dorsum (anatomy), dorsally with heterogeneous scales. There is no dorsal crest. There is no gular sac, but a strong transverse gular fold is present. The tail is round in cross section. There is a preanal pore on each side, which sometimes is absent in females. In most species there are no femoral pores, ''Tympanocryptis tetraporophora'' being an exception. Species The following 23 species are recognized as being valid. *''Tympano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tympanocryptis Tetraporophora
''Tympanocryptis tetraporophora'', also known as Eyrean earless dragon or long-tailed earless dragon, is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus ''Tympanocryptis''. ''Tympanocryptis'' is differentiated from other genera within the family Agamidae by a Tympanum (anatomy), tympanum covered with scales and a missing Phalanx bone, phalange in the fifth toe of the rear foot. ''T. tetraporophora'' is a ground dwelling dragon inhabiting semi arid regions of central New South Wales, arid regions of South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and tropical grasslands of Northern Queensland. Etymology Named because of the presence of four pores, two pre-anal and two femoral. Description ''T tetraporophora'' has been described as a slender medium-sized ''Tympanocryptis'' with a distinct neck and a blunt roundly shaped snout with the nostril been closer to the eyes then to the end of the snout. The limbs are slender and somewhat moderately long and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |