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Aprasia parapulchella KLUGE, 1974

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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Granite Worm-lizard, Pink-tailed Worm Lizard 
SynonymAprasia parapulchella KLUGE 1974: 53
Aprasia parapulchella — RÖSLER 1995: 86
Aprasia parapulchella — COGGER 2000: 281
Aprasia parapulchella — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales)

Type locality: Coppins Crossing, Molonglo River, A. C. T.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: WAM R41231 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Parapulchella that differs from all other species in the genus Aprasia in possessing the following combination of character states: a) nasal and first supralabial scales fused posterior to nostril, b) two or three preorbital scales, c) almost always two postorbital scales, d) usually nine nuchal scales, e) ventral scales in males average 162.3, in females 170.0, f) 14 midbody scale rows, g) three preanal scales, h) lateral head pattern absent (Figs. 22-3). (Kluge 1974)


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CommentLimb morphology: Limbless.

Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
References
  • Allen, W., Moreno, N., Gamble, T. and Chiari, Y. 2020. Ecological, behavioral and phylogenetic influences on the evolution of dorsal color pattern in geckos. Evolution. doi:10.1111/evo.13915, published 2019 - get paper here
  • Bauer, A.M. 2013. Geckos - The Animal Answer Guide. Johns Hopkins University Press, 159 pp.
  • Clancy, M. J., & Robertson, P. 2025. A record of predation of the Pink-tailed Worm-lizard Aprasia parapulchella by Dwyer's Snake Suta dwyeri in the Goldfields bioregion of Victoria. Australian Zoologist - get paper here
  • 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
  • Kay, G.M.; D. Michael; M. Crane; S. Okada; C. MacGregor; D. Florance; D. Trengove; L. McBurney; D. Blair; D.B. Lindenmayer. 2013. A list of reptiles and amphibians from Box Gum Grassy Woodlands in south-eastern Australia. Check List 9 (3):476-481 - 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
  • Laube, A. & Langner, C. 2007. Die “Geckos” Australiens. Draco 8 (29): 4-21 - get paper here
  • Michael, D.R.; D.B. Lindenmayer; M. Crane; C. MacGregor; R. Montague-Drake; L. McBurney. 2011. Reptilia, Murray catchment, New South Wales, southeastern Australia. Check List 7 (1):25-29 - get paper here
  • Osborne, Will & Anke Maria Hoefer 2018. Frogs and reptiles found at Black Mountain: fifty years of records, from museum collections to community-based photo mapping. Black Mountain Symposium Background Paper No. 9 - get paper here
  • Rösler, Herbert 1995. Geckos der Welt - Alle Gattungen. Urania, Leipzig, 256 pp.
  • Rösler, Herbert 2017. Gecko-Chorologie (Squamata: Gekkota). Gekkota (4): 1-160
  • Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp.
  • 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.
  • Wong, D. T., Gruber, B., Sarre, S. D., & Osborne, W. S. 2020. Agricultural modification to vegetation drives presence and abundance of a threatened fossorial legless lizard. Austral Ecology - get paper here
 
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