NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Mulga Dragon
Diporiphora amphiboluroides Lucas & Frost, 1902
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The mulga dragon (Diporiphora amphiboluroides) is a species of agamid lizard found in Western Australia. The species is up to 250 mm long, the length from snout to vent is 95 mm, with a long, slender tail that ends abruptly. The patterning over the legs and body is grey and brownish streaks. This provides an excellent camouflage on mulga trees, its usual habitat, it is also found beneath mulga leaf litter. Diporiphora amphiboluroides generally remains motionless and unobserved, this allows it to operate as an ambush predator and elude animals that would prey on it.
It resembles another Western Australian species, the western bearded dragon (Pogona minor).
Wikipedia contributors, Mulga dragon; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:56:22.360766+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diporiphora amphiboluroides Lucas & Frost, 1902
- Name authority
- Lucas & Frost, 1902
- Common name
- Mulga Dragon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Diporiphora
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAmphibolurinae
- genusDiporiphora
- speciesDiporiphora amphiboluroides Lucas & Frost, 1902
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diporiphora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Crystal Creek Two-line DragonDiporiphora convergens Storr, 1974 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Lally's Two-line DragonDiporiphora lalliae Storr, 1974 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yellow-sided Two-lined DragonDiporiphora magna Storr, 1974 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| NobbiDiporiphora nobbi (Witten, 1972) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pindan (Two-line) DragonDiporiphora pindan Storr, 1980 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plain-backed Two-line DragonDiporiphora reginae Glauert, 1959 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Superb Two-line DragonDiporiphora superba Storr, 1974 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Northern Pilbara Tree DragonDiporiphora vescus Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Carnarvon DragonDiporiphora adductus Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Grey-striped Western Desert DragonDiporiphora paraconvergens Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gulf two-lined dragonDiporiphora carpentariensis Melville, Date, Horner & Doughty, 2019 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-throated two-pored dragonDiporiphora jugularis (Macleay, 1877) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diporiphora&species=amphiboluroides Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:36Q4H. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.