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Aprasia inaurita KLUGE, 1974

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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Mallee Worm-lizard 
SynonymAprasia inaurita KLUGE 1974: 51
Aprasia inaurita — COGGER 2000: 280
Abilaena inaurita — WELLS 2007
Aprasia inaurita — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia)

Type locality: Birthday Tank, Sunset County (N Cowangie), Vic.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: NMV D11181, paratype: WAM R5280 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Inaurita differs from all other species in the genus Aprasia in possessing the following combination of character states: a) nasal and first supralabial scales distinct posterior to nostril, b) nasal contacts second supralabial, c) two or three postorbital scales, d) usually 10 nuchal scales, e) ventral scales in males average 149.7, in females 154.6, f) 14 midbody scale rows, g) usually three preanal scales, h) dorsal surfaces of head and body uniformly pigmented, faint lateral head pattern rarely present (Fig. 21). (Kluge 1974)


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CommentLimb morphology: Limbless. 
EtymologyNamed after the Latin inauritus which means earless. The specific name refers to the earless condition which helps to distingish this species from its close relative A. aurita. 
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.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp.
  • Wells, R. W. 2007. Some taxonomic and nomenclatural considerations on the class Reptilia. A review of species in the genus Aprasia GRAY 1839 (Aprasiaidae) including the description of a new genus. Australian Biodiversity Record (6): 1-17 - 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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