Delma grayii SMITH, 1849
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Delma grayii
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| Higher Taxa | Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Side-barred Delma, Gray's Legless Lizard |
| Synonym | Delma grayii SMITH 1849 Delma grayii — KLUGE 1974: 94 Delma grayii — KLUGE 1993 Delma grayii — COGGER 2000: 288 Delma grayii — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: interior of Southern Africa (in error), restricted to Australia by Gray (1867); further restricted to Kalamunda National Park, 13 mi E Perth, W. A. by Kluge (1974). |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.30.81 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Grayii differs from all other species in the genus Delma in possessing the following combination of character states: a) posterior nasal almost always widely separated from nostril, b) usually six loreal scales, c) usually five anterior orbital scales, d) almost always five frontal scales, e) fourth supralabial almost always below orbit, f) usually 15 gular scales, g) ventral scales in males and females average 68.5, h) usually 16 midbody scale rows, i) one pair of ventral body scales enlarged, j) three preanal scales, k) dorsal head bands absent, I) lateral lip pattern almost always present and conspicuous, m) dorsal body scales sometimes possess dark margins, n) throat and ventral body surfaces immaculate (Figs. 56-7). (Kluge 1974) Additional details (3139 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Sympatry: Broadly sympatric with Delma fraseri. Limb morphology: Limbless. |
| Etymology | Named after British zoologist John Edward Gray (1800 – 1875), Keeper of Zoology at the British Museum in London from 1840 until 1874, although he started working at the museum in 1824. |
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