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Delma inornata KLUGE, 1974

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Higher TaxaPygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Patternless Delma 
SynonymDelma inornata KLUGE 1974: 101
Delma inornata — RÖSLER 1995: 87
Delma inornata — SHEA 1991: 85
Delma inornata — COGGER 2000: 289
Delma inornata — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Delma inornata — MAHONY et al. 2022 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria)

Type locality: Kewell, Vic.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: NMV D3492 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Inornata differs from all other species in the genus Delma in possessing the following combination of character states: a) posterior nasal widely separated from nostril, b) usually six loreal scales, c) usually five anterior orbital scales, d) usually five frontal scales, e) fourth supralabial usually below orbit, f) usually 14 gular scales, g) ventral scales in males average 72.6, in females 73.1, h) usually 16 midbody scale rows, i) one pair of ventral body scales enlarged, j) almost always three preanal scales, k) dorsal head bands absent, I) throat and ventral body surfaces immaculate, m) lateral lip pattern almost always absent, never conspicuous, n) dorsal body scales may or may not possess dark margins (Figs. 62-3). (Kluge 1974)


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CommentLimb morphology: Limbless.
 
EtymologyNamed after Latin inornata = unadorned. This specific name emphasizes the absence of the dorsal head and neck bands which are so characteristic of most species 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.
  • Crouch, C. 1977. Legless lizards of the Little Desert. Victorian Naturalist 94: 156-157 - get paper here
  • Ezaz, T. et al. 2009. Sex Chromosome Evolution in Lizards: Independent Origins and Rapid Transitions. Cytogenet Genome Res 127: 249-260 - 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
  • Michael, D.R.; D.B. Lindenmayer; M. Crane; C. MacGregor; R. Montague-Drake; L. McBurney. 2011. Reptilia, Murray catchment, New South Wales, southeastern Australia. Check List 7 (1):25-29 - get paper here
  • Rösler, Herbert 1995. Geckos der Welt - Alle Gattungen. Urania, Leipzig, 256 pp.
  • 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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