| Higher Taxa | Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Excitable Delma |
| Synonym | Delma tincta DE VIS 1888
Delma reticulata GARMAN 1901: 5
Delma tincta — KLUGE 1974: 121
Delma tincta — SHEA 1991: 87
Delma tincta — KLUGE 1993
Delma tincta — COGGER 2000: 292
Delma tincta — WILSON & SWAN 2010 |
| Distribution | Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia)
Type locality: Normanton and Springsure, Qld.; restricted to Normanton by choice of lectotype.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: QM J241, designated by Kluge (1974).
Holotype: MCZ 6486 [reticulata] |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Tincta differs from all other species in the genus Delma in possessing the following combination of character states: a) usually five loreal scales, b) usually four anterior orbital scales, c) four frontal scales, d) third supralabial below orbit, e) usually 13 gular scales, f) ventral scales in males average 68.8, in females 71.9, g) usually 14 midbody scale rows, h) one pair of ventral body scales enlarged, i) almost always three preanal scales, j) dorsal head bands almost always present, k) throat and ventral body surfaces immaculate, 1) dorsal body scales without dark margins (Figs. 81-4). (Kluge 1974)
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| Comment | Synonymy after COGGER 1983 and KLUGE 1993.
Limb morphology: Limbless. |
| Etymology | Presumably named after the Latin tinctus (painted), likely referring to the bold head markings. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
| References |
- Bauer,A.M. 1986. Saltation in the pygopodid lizard, Delma tincta. Journal of Herpetology 20 (3): 462-463 - get paper here
- Bush, B. & Maryan, B. 2006. Snakes and Snake-like Reptiles of Southern Western Australia. Snakes Harmful & Harmless, Stoneville, Perth, Western Australia, 40 pp. - get paper here
- 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.
- De Vis, C. W. 1888. A contribution to the herpetology of Queensland. Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales (2) 2: 811-826 [1887] - get paper here
- Garman, S. 1901. Some reptiles and batrachians from Australasia. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 39: 1-14 - get paper here
- Glauert, L. 1956. Herpetological Miscellanea VIII Snake Lizards and Worm Lizards (Family Pygopodidae). Western Australian Naturalist 5 (6): - 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
- Kinghorn, J. Roy 1926. A brief review of the family Pygopodidae. Rec. Austral. Mus. 15 (1): 40-64 - 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, B., Gaikhorst, G., & Parkhurst, B. 2024. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Zuytdorp coast and hinterland of Western Australia: Exceptional richness in a global biodiversity hotspot. Western Australian Naturalist, 33, 3
- Murphy, Michael J. 2016. Survey of the reptiles and amphibians of Yarrigan National Park in the Pilliga forest of northern inland New South Wales. Australian Zoologist 38 (2): 147- - get paper here
- Riedel, J., Nordberg, E. and Schwarzkopf, L. 2020. Ecological niche and microhabitat use of Australian geckos. Israel J Ecol Evol 66 (3-4): 209-222 - get paper here
- 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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