Tympanocryptis cephalus

• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Taxonomy

Synonyms

Tympanocryptis cephala gigas Storr 1964 • Tympanocryptis cephala Gunther 1867 • Tympanocryptis cephala — Storr 1982 • Tympanocryptis cephalus gigas Mitchell 1948 • Tympanocryptis cephalus — Boulenger 1885: 393 • Tympanocryptis cephalus — Cogger 2000: 352 • Tympanocryptis cephalus — Pianka & Vitt 2003: 68 • Tympanocryptis cephalus — Wermuth 1967: 97

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Lectotype : BMNH 1946.8-12.78, from Nickol (as Nicol) Bay , W. A., designated by Cogger 1983. Tympanocryptis cephalus gigas has been synonymized with the nominate form by several authors .

Similar Species

Members of the genus Tympanocryptis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 8 species and subspecies in this genus:

T. cephalus (Blotch-Tailed Earless Dragon) · T. intima (Interior Earless Lizard) · T. lineata (South-Eastern Lined Earless Dragon) · T. lineata pinguicolla (South-Eastern Lined Earless Dragon) · T. parviceps (Gnaraloo Heath Dragon) · T. pinguicolla (Grassland Earless Dragon) · T. tetraporophora (Long-Tailed Earless Dragon) · T. uniformis (Even-Scaled Earless Dragon)

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Further Reading

• Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. 77 1934 Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, 1863- url p. 256, p. 326.
• Catalogue of the lizards in the British museum (Natural history) / London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1885-87. url , .
• Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. url p. 641.
• Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia (Incorporated). Adelaide: W.C. Rigby, 1912-1937. url p. 179, p. 769, p. 892.
• Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 16 1892-1896 Adelaide, Australia: The Society, 1890-1903. url p. 168, p. 386.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 1, 2012.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 27, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• TIGR Reptile Database . Release date: October 2, 2007
• Uetz, Peter. The Reptile Database

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 27, 2008:

• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2546023
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Rep-7394
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 608860

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