Aprasia haroldi STORR, 1978
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| Higher Taxa | Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Shark Bay Worm-lizard |
| Synonym | Aprasia haroldi STORR 1978
Aprasia haroldi — COGGER 2000: 279
Abilaena haroldi — WELLS 2007
Aprasia haroldi — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia: endemic to the Shark Bay region)
Type locality: Parrot Isle, 5 km N of Carrarang, in 26° 20’ S, 113° 30’ E, W. A.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R54766 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A narrow-headed, long-snouted member of the Aprasia repens super- species, distinguishable from A. repens by 14 (rather than 12) midbody scale rows, and from both A. repens and A. rostrata by 4 (rather than 5) upper labials. A. haroldi is the only Aprasia in which the prefrontal is in contact with the subocular labial (Storr 1978: 307). |
| Comment | Limb morphology: Limbless. |
| Etymology | Named after Gregory Harold, a biologist who worked with Storr. |
| References |
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - 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.
- Maryan, B., Gaikhorst, G., & Parkhurst, B. 2024. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Zuytdorp coast and hinterland of Western Australia: Exceptional richness in a global biodiversity hotspot. Western Australian Naturalist, 33, 3
- Maryan, Brad; Mark Adams, and Ken P. Aplin 2015. Taxonomic resolution of the Aprasia repens species-group (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from the Geraldton Sandplains: a description of a new species and additional mainland records of A. clairae. Rec. Austr. Mus. 30 012–032, DOI: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.30(1).2015.012-032
- Sever, D M; 2019. Obituary: Harold A. Dundee (1924-2018). Herpetological Review 50 (1): 206-208 - get paper here
- Storr G M 1978. Taxonomic notes on the reptiles of the Shark Bay region, Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 6 (3): 303-318 - get paper here
- 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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