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Tympanocryptis petersi

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Tympanocryptis petersi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Tympanocryptis
Species:
T. petersi
Binomial name
Tympanocryptis petersi
Melville, Chaplin, Hipsley, Sarre, Sumner, & Hutchinson, 2019

Tympanocryptis petersi, the lined earless dragon, is a species of agama found in South Australia.[1][2] The specific epithet, petersi, honours Wilhelm Carl Hartwig Peters, who described the genus and type species, Tympanocryptis lineata.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Tympanocryptis petersi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2020-10-31.
  2. ^ Jane Melville; Kirilee Chaplin; Christy Anna Hipsley; Stephen D Sarre; Joanna Sumner; Mark Hutchinson (18 December 2019). "Integrating phylogeography and high-resolution X-ray CT reveals five new cryptic species and multiple hybrid zones among Australian earless dragons". Royal Society Open Science. 6 (12): 191166. doi:10.1098/RSOS.191166. ISSN 2054-5703. PMC 6936289. PMID 31903207. Wikidata Q92424569.