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Delma torquata KLUGE, 1974

IUCN Red List - Delma torquata - Vulnerable, VU
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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Adorned Delma 
SynonymDelma torquata KLUGE 1974: 125
Delma torquata — KLUGE 1993
Delma torquata — COGGER 2000: 292
Delma torquata — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Delma torquata — WILMER et al. 2020 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: Upper Brookfield, 15 mi WNW of Brisbane, Qld.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: QM J14365 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Torquata differs from all other species in the genus Delma in possessing the following combination of character states: a) usually four loreal scales, b) almost always two or three anterior orbital scales, c) four frontal scales, d) third supralabial below orbit, e) usually 13 gular scales, f) ventral scales in males average 76.0, in females 80.8, g) 16 midbody scale rows, h) ventral body scales sometimes enlarged, i) two preanal scales, j) dorsal head bands present, k) coarse reticulation present on throat, I) dorsal body scales do not possess dark margins, m) ventral body scales possess dark margins (Figs. 85-6). (Kluge 1974)


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CommentLimb morphology: Limbless. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin torquata = to be adorned with a necklace or collar. The specific name emphasizes the fact that this species has the most conspicuously banded head and neck in the genus Delma. 
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.
  • Hines, B.M., Hannah, D.; Venz, M. & Eyre, T. 2000. New distribution and habitat data for the vulnerable pygopodid, Delma torquata (Kluge, 1974). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 45: 391 - 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
  • MARYAN, BRAD; IAN G. BRENNAN, MARK ADAMS & KEN P. APLIN 2015. Molecular and morphological assessment of Delma australis Kluge (Squamata: Pygopodidae), with a description of a new species from the biodiversity ‘hotspot’ of southwestern Western Australia. Zootaxa 3946 (3): 301–330 - get paper here
  • Wilmer, J. W., Amey, A. P., McDougall, C., Venz, M., Peck, S. and Oliver, P. M. 2020. Comparative mitochondrial phylogeography of two legless lizards (Pygopodidae) from Queensland’s fragmented woodlands. Israel J Ecol Evol 66 (3-4): 142-150 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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