Delma elegans KLUGE, 1974

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Higher Taxa	Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Pilbara Delma
Synonym	Delma elegans KLUGE 1974: 82 Delma elegans — COGGER 2000: 286 Delma elegans — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Mt. Herbert, northern foothilis of Hamersley Range, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R20070
Diagnosis
Comment	Limb morphology: Limbless.
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. Ellis, Ryan J.; Paul Doughty and Aaron M. Bauer 2018. An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33: 051–094 - 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,B., Aplin,K., & Adams,M. 2007. Two new species of the Delma tincta group (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from northwestern Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 23: 273-305 - get paper here Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Pygopodidae/Delma/elegans http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/faunabase/_images/Delma_elegans.jpginfo: http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Pygopodidae/Delma/elegans Google images

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