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{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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| status = LC
|image_caption = Centralian earless dragon
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Melville, J. |author2=Wilson, S. |date=2017 |title=''Tympanocryptis centralis'' |volume=2017 |page=e.T83494912A83494915 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83494912A83494915.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
|taxon = Tympanocryptis centralis
|taxon = Tympanocryptis centralis
|authority = Sternfeld, 1925
|authority = [[Richard Sternfeld|Sternfeld]], 1925
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'''''Tympanocryptis centralis''''', also known as '''central Australian earless dragon''', is one of 15 documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus ''[[Tympanocryptis]]''.
'''''Tympanocryptis centralis''''', also known as '''central Australian earless dragon''' or '''central pebble dragon''', is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus ''[[Tympanocryptis]]''.


This is a common species, with an apparently stable population.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/83494912/0|title=Tympanocryptis centralis|last=|first=|date=|website=Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group|archive-url=|archive-date=1996|dead-url=|access-date=11 May 2018}}</ref>
This is a common species, with an apparently stable population.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />


== Habitat ==
== Habitat ==
This species utilizes a variety of desert habitats, but is most often found in association with stony ranges. Often takes shelter in spinifex, but can also be found in Eucalypt shrubland. <ref name=":0" />
This species utilizes a variety of desert habitats, but is most often found in association with stony ranges. Often takes shelter in spinifex, but can also be found in Eucalypt shrubland.<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" />


It is found in the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia.
It is found in the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia.
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[[Category:Agamidae]]
[[Category:Tympanocryptis|centralis]]
[[Category:Agamids of Australia]]
[[Category:Agamid lizards of Australia]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1925]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Richard Sternfeld]]

Latest revision as of 17:29, 20 November 2021

Tympanocryptis centralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Tympanocryptis
Species:
T. centralis
Binomial name
Tympanocryptis centralis
Sternfeld, 1925

Tympanocryptis centralis, also known as central Australian earless dragon or central pebble dragon, is one of a documented species of a relatively small dragon belonging to the genus Tympanocryptis.

This is a common species, with an apparently stable population.[1]

Habitat

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This species utilizes a variety of desert habitats, but is most often found in association with stony ranges. Often takes shelter in spinifex, but can also be found in Eucalypt shrubland.[1]

It is found in the Northern Territory, South Australia, and Western Australia.

Etymology

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Tympanocryptis: 'hidden ear'.

Centralis: 'centralian', referring to the central distribution.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Melville, J.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Tympanocryptis centralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T83494912A83494915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T83494912A83494915.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.