Delma concinna (KLUGE, 1974)

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Higher Taxa	Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies	Delma concinna concinna (KLUGE 1974) Delma concinna major (STORR 1987)
Common Names	E: Javelin Lizard
Synonym	Aclys concinna KLUGE 1974: 46 Aclys concinna — COGGER 2000: 278 Delma concinna — JENNINGS et al. 2003 Delma concinna — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Delma concinna major (STORR 1987) Aclys concinna major STORR 1987: 354 Delma concinna major — COGGER 2014
Distribution	Australia (coastal SW Western Australia) concinna: lower west coast of Western Australia; Type locality: Sorrento, 11 mi NW of Perth, W. A. major: Shark Bay region; Type locality: 2 km N Tamala, WA, in 26°40'S, 113°43'E.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	holotype: WAM R17312 Holotype: WAM R66192 [major]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis (Aclys): “Only three of the thirteen phenetic external diagnostic characters (Kluge, 1974) are shared by Aclys and Delma: large external auditory meatus (primitive, and therefore unsuitable for inferring relationships), smooth scales (shared with most other pygopodid genera) and preanal pores absent (shared with Aprasia, Ophidiocephalus and Pletholax). Aclys has two uniquely derived external character states among the Pygopodidae: upper temporal scales greatly enlarged, forming a second pair of parietals' and rostral separating rostral supranasals on dorsal midline. There is little evidence for a sister group relationship between Aclys and Delma, and pending a more adequate diagnosis for Delma, the two genera [were] considered distinct.” (Shea 1987)
Comment	Limb morphology: Limbless. Type species: Aclys concinna KLUGE 1974 is the type species of the genus Aclys KLUGE 1974, which was synonymized with Delma by Kluge 1976. Subsequent authors have accepted or rejected the validity of Aclys (see Jennings et al. 2003).
Etymology	The epithet concinna means skillfully joined, neatly arranged. The genus Aclys was named after the Latin word “aclys” for “short javelin”.
References	Bamford, M. J. 1998. Field observations on the semi-arboreal pygopodids Aclys concinna (Kluge 1974) and Pletholax gracilis (Cope 1864). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 28 (2): 2-4 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. 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 Jennings, W.B.; Pianka, E.R. & Donnellan, S. 2003. Systematics of the lizard family Pygopodidae with implications for the diversification of Australian temperate biotas. Systematic Biology 52: 757-780 - get paper here Kluge, A. G. 1974. A taxonomic revision of the lizard family Pygopodidae. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan, (147): 1-221. - get paper here Kluge, Arnold G. 1976. Phylogenetic relationships in the lizard family Pygopodidae: an evaluation of theory, methods and data. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (152): 1-72 - 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 Storr, G. M. 1987. Three new legless lizards (Pygopodidae) from Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 13 (4): 345—355. - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/pygopodidae.pdf https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/457006289857308 http://members.iinet.net.au/~bush/legless.html http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Pygopodidae/Delma/concinna http://www.lacerta.de/AS/Taxon.php?Genus=53&Species=308 http://www.folium.ru/en/journals/rjh/contents/2006/2006-03.htm Google images

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