Tympanocryptis pinguicolla (Mitchell, 1948)
Victorian grassland earless dragon
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Tympanocryptis lineata pinguicolla Mitchell, 1948
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1969
The species was previously considered to have been rediscovered in New South Wales (Dimond et al., 2012), however a recent taxonomic revision of the genus Tympanocryptis has determined that the population does not actually refer to T. pinguicolla.
Distribution
Victoria, Australia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: SAMA R2468a
Type locality: southern Victoria
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Mitchell, F. J. (1948). A revision of the lacertilian genus Tympanocryptis. Rec. S. Aust. Mus. 9: 57-86.
Other references:
Dimond, W. J., Osborne, W. S., Evans, M., Gruber, B. and Sarre, S. D. (2012). Back to the brink: population decline of the endangered grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla) following its rediscovery. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(2): 132-149.
Garnett, Stephen T., Hayward-Brown, Brittany K. et al. (2022). Australia's most imperilled vertebrates. Biological Conservation 270: 109561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109561
Geyle, Hayley M. et al. (2021). Reptiles on the brink: identifying the Australian terrestrial snake and lizard species most at risk of extinction. Pacific Conservation Biology 27: 3-12.
https://doi.org/10.1071/PC20033
Melville J, Chaplin K, Hutchinson M, Sumner J, Gruber B, MacDonald AJ, Sarre SD. (2019). Taxonomy and conservation of grassland earless dragons: new species and an assessment of the first possible extinction of a reptile on mainland Australia. R. Soc. open sci. 6: 190233.
Melville J, Chapple DG, Keogh JS, Sumner J, Amey A, Bowles P, et al. (2021). A return-on-investment approach for prioritization of rigorous taxonomic research needed to inform responses to the biodiversity crisis. PLoS Biol 19(6): e3001210. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001210
https://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/articles/16665