Tympanocryptis
Encyclopedia
Tympanocryptis is a genus
of Australia
n lizards from the family Agamidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n lizards from the family Agamidae
Agamidae
Agamids, lizards of the family Agamidae, include more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Phylogenetically they may be sister to the Iguanidae, and have a similar appearance. Agamids usually have...
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Species
- Tympanocryptis cephalus (Gunther, 1867) – Blotch-tailed Earless Dragon
- Tympanocryptis intima (Mitchell, 1948) – Gibber Earless Dragon
- Tympanocryptis lineata (Peters, 1863) – Lined Earless Dragon
- Tympanocryptis parviceps (Storr, 1964) – Gnaraloo Heath Dragon
- Tympanocryptis pinguicolla (Mitchell, 1948) – Grassland Earless Dragon
- Tympanocryptis tetraporophora (Lucas & Frost, 1895) – Long-tailed Earless Dragon
- Tympanocryptis uniformis (Mitchell, 1948) – Even-scaled Earless Dragon