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Aprasia pseudopulchella KLUGE, 1974

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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard 
SynonymAprasia pseudopulchella KLUGE 1974: 56
Aprasia pseudopulchella — COGGER 2000: 281
Aprasia pseudopulchella — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (South Australia)

Type locality: a few mi N of Burra, S. A.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: SAMA R6360, collected J. Bishop, 19.viii.1965. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Pseudopulchella that differs from all other species in the genus Aprasia in possessing the following combination of char- acter states: a) nasal and first supralabial scales fused posterior to nostril, b) usually two postorbital scales, c) usually nine nuchal scales, d) ventral scales In males average 175.4, in females 185.1, e) 14 midbody scale rows, f) three preanal scales, g) faint lateral head pattern often present (Fig. 24). (Kluge 1974)


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CommentLimb morphology: Limbless. 
EtymologyNamed after “pseudo”, a Greek combining form from the stem pseudes, meaning false. Kluge has used it as a prefix to another species’ name, pulchella, to emphasize their more distant evolutiollary relationship relative to that of parapulchella. 
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.
  • 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
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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