Delma
Delma is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus Delma contains 22 valid described species, all of which are endemic to Australia.
| Delma | |
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| Striped legless lizard (Delma impar) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Delma Gray, 1831[1][2] |
| Species | |
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21 recognized species, see article. | |
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Species
Recognized species of Delma according to the Reptile Database:
- Delma australis Kluge, 1974 - marble-faced delma
- Delma borea Kluge, 1974 - rusty-topped delma
- Delma butleri Storr, 1987 - unbanded delma, Butler's legless lizard, spinifex snake-lizard
- Delma concinna (Kluge, 1974) - javelin lizard
- Delma desmosa Maryan, Aplin & Adams, 2007 - desert delma
- Delma elegans Kluge, 1974 - Pilbara delma
- Delma fraseri Gray, 1831 - Fraser's delma
- Delma grayii A. Smith, 1849 - side-barred delma, Gray's legless lizard
- Delma hebesa Maryan, Brennan, Adams, & Aplin, 2015 - heath delma
- Delma impar (Fischer, 1882) - striped legless lizard
- Delma inornata Kluge, 1974 - patternless delma
- Delma labialis Shea, 1987 - striped-tailed delma, single-striped delma
- Delma mitella Shea, 1987 - Atherton delma
- Delma molleri Lütken, 1863 - Gulfs delma, olive legless lizard, patternless delma
- Delma nasuta Kluge, 1974 - sharp-snouted delma, sharp-snouted legless lizard
- Delma pax Kluge, 1974 - peace delma
- Delma petersoni Shea, 1991 - painted delma
- Delma plebeia De Vis, 1888 - leaden delma
- Delma tealei Maryan, Aplin, & Adams, 2007 - north west Cape delma
- Delma tincta De Vis, 1888 - excitable delma
- Delma torquata Kluge, 1974 - collared delma, adorned delma
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Delma.
References
- "Delma ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). www.itis.gov.
- "Delma ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Gekkota/Pygopodidae.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Pygopodidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Delma, p. 243).
- Gray JE (1831). "Description of a new Genus of Ophisaurean Animal, discovered by the late James Hunter, Esq., in New Holland". Zoological Miscellany 1:14. (Delma, new genus).
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