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Aprasia clairae MARYAN, HOW & ADAMS, 2013

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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymAprasia clairae MARYAN, HOW & ADAMS 2013 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia: Turtle Bay, East Wallabi Island)

Type locality: Turtle Bay, East Wallabi Island, Houtman Abrolhos Islands (28°25'55"S, 113°44'08"E).  
Reproductionoviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: WAM R156901, male, on 8 November 2005 by B. Maryan and R.A. How Paratypes: Australia: Western Australia: male, 10 km SSE Dongara, Geraldton Sandplains bioregion (29°19'S, 114°58'E), 28 September 1996, G. Harold (WAM R127527); male, as for holotype except 7 November 2005 (WAM R156892). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small (SVL up to 90 mm) and slender-bodied member of the A. repens species-group with 14 midbody scales, 152–154 ventral scales, 138–146 vertebral scales, five upper labials with first anteriorly fused to nasal, condition of nasal suture typically contacting second upper labial, postocular fused with fourth upper labial, and simple colouration of longitudinal lines of brownish streaks on a yellowish-brown dorsum with a densely flecked ventral surface. 
CommentSimilar species: A. repens and A. haroldi.

Abundance: rare; the species is known from only 3 specimens. 
EtymologyThis species is named for Claire Stevenson, formerly of the Western Australian Museum, in recognition of her contribution to Western Australian natural history and the collections of the Western Australian Museum, and her exemplary facilitation of numerous taxonomic research and administration projects. 
References
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Ellis, Ryan J.; Paul Doughty and Aaron M. Bauer 2018. An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 051–094 - get paper here
  • How, RA, Cowan, MA, Teale, RJ, Schmitt, LH. 2020. Environmental correlates of reptile variation on the Houtman Abrolhos archipelago, eastern Indian Ocean. J Biogeogr. 47: 2017– 2028 - get paper here
  • Maryan, Brad; Mark Adams, and Ken P. Aplin 2015. Taxonomic resolution of the Aprasia repens species-group (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from the Geraldton Sandplains: a description of a new species and additional mainland records of A. clairae. Rec. Austr. Mus. 30 012–032, DOI: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.30(1).2015.012-032
  • Maryan, Brad; Ric A. How, and Mark Adams 2013. A new species of the Aprasia repens species-group (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from Western Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 28 (1): 30-43 - get paper here
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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