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Black-throated two-pored dragon

Diporiphora jugularis (Macleay, 1877)

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Diporiphora jugularis (Macleay, 1877)
Name authority
(Macleay, 1877)
Common name
Black-throated two-pored 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderIguania
  11. familyAgamidae
  12. subfamilyAmphibolurinae
  13. genusDiporiphora
  14. speciesDiporiphora jugularis (Macleay, 1877)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Diporiphora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Crystal Creek Two-line DragonDiporiphora convergens Storr, 1974AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Lally's Two-line DragonDiporiphora lalliae Storr, 1974AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Yellow-sided Two-lined DragonDiporiphora magna Storr, 1974AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
NobbiDiporiphora nobbi (Witten, 1972)AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pindan (Two-line) DragonDiporiphora pindan Storr, 1980AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Plain-backed Two-line DragonDiporiphora reginae Glauert, 1959AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Superb Two-line DragonDiporiphora superba Storr, 1974AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Northern Pilbara Tree DragonDiporiphora vescus Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Carnarvon DragonDiporiphora adductus Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Grey-striped Western Desert DragonDiporiphora paraconvergens Doughty, Kealley & Melville, 2012AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Gulf two-lined dragonDiporiphora carpentariensis Melville, Date, Horner & Doughty, 2019AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Northern savannah two-pored dragonDiporiphora sobria Storr, 1974AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Diporophora pentalineata de Vis, 1884 de Vis, 1884synonym
Grammatophora jugularis Macleay, 1877 Macleay, 1877synonym
Diporophora brevicauda de Vis, 1884 de Vis, 1884synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Papua New Guinea, N Australia

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Diporiphora&species=jugularis 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:8H5QC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.