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Delma mitella SHEA, 1987

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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Atherton Delma 
SynonymDelma mitella SHEA 1987: 204
Delma mitella — KLUGE 1993
Delma mitella — COGGER 2000: 290
Delma mitella — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (between Herberton and Ravenshoe in near coastal northeastern Queensland)

Type locality: Herberton area, Qld.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: QM J32597, paratypes: AM 
DiagnosisDIAGNOSIS: D. mitella differs from all other Delma species in its greater size (to 154mm SVL us to 133mm, with only D. fraseri, D. grayii, D. inornata and D. plebeia attaining more than 115mm), almost straight or concave suture between rostral and rostral supranasals (vs obtusely gabled apex of rostral partly projecting between rostral supranasals) and presence of a dark line along fifth scale row from caudal body to tail, sharply demarcating dark dorsal and lateral surfaces from light ventral surface. (Shea 1987) 
CommentLimb morphology: Limbless.

Sympatry: D. tincta, D. labialis. 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is from the Latin mitella, a bandage on the head, sometimes worn to counteract the effect of wine, in allusion to the characteristic head markings of this species. 
References
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
  • Conroy, S. 1999. Lizard Assemblage Response to a Forest Ecotone in Northeastern Australia: A Synecological Approach Journal of Herpetology 33 (3): 409-419. - get paper here
  • Shea, G. M. 1987. Two new species of Delma (Lacertilia: Pygopodidae) from northeastern Queensland and a note on the status of the genus Aclys. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 109 (1986): 203-212. - get paper here
  • Shea, Glenn M; Sadlier, Ross A 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 15, 1999: 1-91 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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