Aprasia inaurita KLUGE, 1974

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Higher Taxa	Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Mallee Worm-lizard
Synonym	Aprasia inaurita KLUGE 1974: 51 Aprasia inaurita — COGGER 2000: 280 Abilaena inaurita — WELLS 2007 Aprasia inaurita — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia) Type locality: Birthday Tank, Sunset County (N Cowangie), Vic.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NMV D11181, paratype: WAM R5280
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: 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) Additional details (1912 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Limb morphology: Limbless. Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species.
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 Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - 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. 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 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. Wright, L. J., Nimmo, D. G., Green, M. C., Simpson, R. E., Wassens, S., & Michael, D. R. 2025. Remnant Habitat Patches Have Lower Reptile Richness and Diversity Compared to Areas of Continuous Habitat. Austral Ecology, 50(3), e70045 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/pygopodidae.pdf http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/inaulive1.htm http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Pygopodidae/Aprasia/inaurita Google images

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