NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Cane Grass (Two-line) Dragon
Diporiphora winneckei Lucas & Frost, 1896
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
Diporiphora winneckei, also known commonly as the canegrass dragon, canegrass two-line dragon, blue-lined dragon, and Winnecke's two-pored dragon, is a species of small, terrestrial, diurnal lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. It is found throughout arid zones of Australia and is also a common house pet.
Wikipedia contributors, Diporiphora winneckei; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:50:12.681369+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Diporiphora winneckei Lucas & Frost, 1896
- Name authority
- Lucas & Frost, 1896
- Common name
- Cane Grass (Two-line) 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 winneckei Lucas & Frost, 1896
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=winneckei 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:36Q53. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.