You are here » home › search results › Delma labialis

Delma labialis SHEA, 1987

IUCN Red List - Delma labialis - Vulnerable, VU
iNaturalist logo

Can you confirm these amateur observations of Delma labialis?

Add your own observation of
Delma labialis »

We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search: Google images

Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Single-striped Delma 
SynonymDelma labialis SHEA 1987: 207
Delma labialis — KLUGE 1993
Delma labialis — COGGER 2000: 290
Delma labialis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: Paluma turnoff on Bruce Hway, north of Townsville, Qld. (18° 59’ S, 146° 18’ E).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: QM J45563, paratypes: QM 
DiagnosisDIAGNOSIS: D. labialis differs from all other Delma species in having a lip and lateral neck pattern of alternating mid-brown and cream bars, and a dark brown stripe on the third scale row on caudal body and tail, separating dorsal from lateral surface. (Shea 1987)


Additional details (5218 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentLimb morphology: Limbless.

Sympatry: D. tincta, D. mitella. 
EtymologyThe specific epithet is from the Latin labium, a lip, in allusion to the distinctive labial and lateral neck pattern of 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.
  • Covacevich J.A., Couper, P.J., McDonald, K.R. 1998. Reptile diversity at risk in the Brigalow Belt, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 (2): 475-486 - get paper here
  • Shea, G. M. 1987. Two new species of Delma (Lacertilia: Pygopodidae) from northeastern Queensland and a note on the status of the genus Aclys. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 109 (1986): 203-212. - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
External links  
Is it interesting? Share with others:

As link to this species use URL address:

https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Delma&species=labialis

without field 'search_param'. Field 'search_param' is used for browsing search result.



Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator