Tympanocryptis houstoni
| Tympanocryptis houstoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Tympanocryptis |
| Species: | T. houstoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Tympanocryptis houstoni Storr, 1982 | |
Tympanocryptis houstoni, also known as Houston's earless dragon, is one of 15 documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis.
Found in South Australia and Western Australia.
Habitat
This terrestrial species is found in low, arid shrublands, and saltbush and bluebush flatlands. It occupies chenopod shrublands on clay soils of the Nullarbor Plain.[1]
Description
Snout-to-vent length is 6cm on average.
Etymology
Tympanocryptis: 'hidden ear' Houstoni: Presumably named after T.E. Houston, author of Dragon lizards and Goannas of South Australia and the first to recognise the distinctiveness of this taxon.
References
- ↑ Cogger, H., Shea, G. & Oliver, P. "Tympanocryptis houstoni". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
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