Delma plebeia DE VIS, 1888
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Delma plebeia
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| Higher Taxa | Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Leaden Delma |
| Synonym | Delma 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 |
| Distribution | Australia (New South Wales, Queensland) Type locality: Brisbane and Gympie, Qld.; restricted to Brisbane by choice of lectotype. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: QM J254, designated by Kluge (1974). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: 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) Additional details (2915 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Limb morphology: Limbless. Sympatry: Delma inornata, D. tincta, D. torquata, Lialis burtonis, Pygopus lepidopodus or P. nigriceps. |
| Etymology | Presumably named after the Latin plebeius (common, vulgar), and an allusion to the relatively plain coloration. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
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