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Delma plebeia DE VIS, 1888

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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Leaden Delma 
SynonymDelma plebeia DE VIS 1888
Delma wollemi WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 16 (nomen nudum)
Delma plebeia — KLUGE 1974: 117
Delma plebeia — KLUGE 1993
Delma plebeia — COGGER 2000: 292
Delma plebeia — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Delma plebeia — MAHONY et al. 2022 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales, Queensland)

Type locality: Brisbane and Gympie, Qld.; restricted to Brisbane by choice of lectotype.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesLectotype: QM J254, designated by Kluge (1974). 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Plebeia differs from all other species in the genus Delma in possessing the following combination of character states: a) posterior nasal usually in contact with nostril, or only narrowly separated from it, b) usually five or six loreal scales, c) usually four or five anterior orbital scales, d) almost always five frontal scales, e) fourth supralabial almost always below orbit, f) usually 13 gular scales, g) ventral scales in males average 68.4, in females 70.9, h) usually 16 midbody scale rows, i) one pair of ventral body scales enlarged, j) almost always two preanal scales, k) dorsal head bands absent, 1) throat usually immaculate, m) dorsal and ventral body scales usually without dark margins (Figs. 78-80). (Kluge 1974)


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CommentLimb morphology: Limbless.

Sympatry: Delma inornata, D. tincta, D. torquata, Lialis burtonis, Pygopus lepidopodus or P. nigriceps. 
EtymologyPresumably named after the Latin plebeius (common, vulgar), and an allusion to the relatively plain coloration. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) 
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.
  • De Vis, C. W. 1888. A contribution to the herpetology of Queensland. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales (2) 2: 811-826 [1887] - 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
  • MAHONY, S. V., CUTAJAR, T., & ROWLEY, J. J. 2022. A new species of Delma Gray 1831 (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from the Hunter Valley and Liverpool Plains of New South Wales. Zootaxa 5162 (5): 541-556 - get paper here
  • Shea, G. M. 1991. Revisionary notes on the genus Delma (Squamata: Pygopodidae) in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Rec. South Austral. Mus. 25: 71-90 - get paper here
  • Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp.
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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