Delma labialis SHEA, 1987

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Higher Taxa	Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Single-striped Delma
Synonym	Delma labialis SHEA 1987: 207 Delma labialis — KLUGE 1993 Delma labialis — COGGER 2000: 290 Delma labialis — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: Paluma turnoff on Bruce Hway, north of Townsville, Qld. (18° 59’ S, 146° 18’ E).
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J45563, paratypes: QM
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: D. labialis differs from all other Delma species in having a lip and lateral neck pattern of alternating mid-brown and cream bars, and a dark brown stripe on the third scale row on caudal body and tail, separating dorsal from lateral surface. (Shea 1987)
Comment	Limb morphology: Limbless. Sympatry: D. tincta, D. mitella. Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species.
Etymology	The specific epithet is from the Latin labium, a lip, in allusion to the distinctive labial and lateral neck pattern 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. Covacevich J.A., Couper, P.J., McDonald, K.R. 1998. Reptile diversity at risk in the Brigalow Belt, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 (2): 475-486 - 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 Uetz, P.H.; Patel, M.; Gbadamosi, Z.; Nguyen, A.; Shoope, S. 2024. A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732 - 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 http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Pygopodidae/Delma/labialis Google images

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