Tympanocryptis petersi, the lined earless dragon, is a species of agama found in South Australia. The specific epithet, petersi, honours Wilhelm Carl Hartwig Peters, who described the genus and type species, Tympanocryptis lineata.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Lined Earless Dragon being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Tympanocryptis tetraporophora
- Agama hispida
- Agama aculeata
- Agama armata
- Ctenophorus adelaidensis
- Tympanocryptis centralis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Tympanocryptis
- Species
- Tympanocryptis petersi
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