Aprasia pseudopulchella KLUGE, 1974
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Aprasia pseudopulchella
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| Higher Taxa | Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard |
| Synonym | Aprasia pseudopulchella KLUGE 1974: 56 Aprasia pseudopulchella — COGGER 2000: 281 Aprasia pseudopulchella — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (South Australia) Type locality: a few mi N of Burra, S. A. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: SAMA R6360, collected J. Bishop, 19.viii.1965. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: 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) Additional details (1907 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Limb morphology: Limbless. |
| Etymology | Named 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. |
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