{{Short description|Species of lizard}} {{Speciesbox | image = | status = DD | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Doughty, P. |author2=Melville, J. |author3=Wilson, S. |author4=Zichy-Woinarski, J. |date=2017 |title=''Cryptagama aurita'' |volume=2017 |article-number=e.T17451105A17451118 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T17451105A17451118.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref> | genus = Cryptagama | parent_authority = Witten, 1984 | species = aurita | authority = (Storr, 1981)<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> | synonyms = *''Amphibolurus auritus'' <br/>{{small|(Storr, 1981)}} *''Tympanocryptis aurita'' <br/>{{small|(Storr, 1981)}} | synonyms_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name="RDB">{{cite web |url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cryptagama&species=aurita |title=''Cryptagama aurita'' (Storr, 1981) |work=The Reptile Database | access-date = 8 June 2018}}</ref> | range_map = Cryptagama_aurita_distribution.png | range_map_caption = Distribution of Cryptagama aurita }}
'''''Cryptagama aurita''''', commonly known as the '''gravel dragon'''<ref name="ALA">{{cite web |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:e8b67843-6302-4483-9994-959a4b922c12#names |title=''Cryptagama aurita'' (Storr, 1981) |work=Atlas of Living Australia | access-date = 8 June 2018}}</ref> or '''hidden dragon''',<ref name="ROA">Wilson, S., Swan, G. (2013) ''A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia'', New Holland Publishers, Sydney, New South Wales, {{ISBN|9781921517280}}</ref> is a species of agamid lizard occurring in the arid north-eastern interior of Western Australia and the adjacent area of the Northern Territory.<ref name="ALA"/><ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /><ref name="COG00">Cogger, H. (2000) ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia'', Reed New Holland, Sydney, New South Wales, {{ISBN|1876334339}}</ref> ''Cryptagama aurita'' is the only species in its genus.
==Description== Adult ''Cryptagama aurita'' are very squat, with short limbs with a blunt-tipped tail that is shorter than its body. They range in colour from pale reddish brown to brick red, with pale brownish grey on its head and back. They reach a total length (including tail) of about {{convert|7.4|cm|abbr=on}}. Living in areas of spinifex and gibber plains, they have evolved to mimic the look of a gibber stone.<ref name="ROA"/><ref name="COG00"/>
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Category:Agamidae Category:Agamid lizards of Australia Category:Monotypic lizard genera Category:Taxa named by Geoffrey James Witten