Paradelma orientalis (GÜNTHER, 1876)
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Paradelma orientalis
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| Higher Taxa | Pygopodidae, Gekkota, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Brigalow Scaly-foot |
| Synonym | Delma orientalis GÜNTHER 1876 Cryptodelma orientalis — BOULENGER 1885: 242 Paradelma orientalis — KINGHORN 1926 Paradelma orientalis — KLUGE 1974 Paradelma orientalis — COGGER 1983 Paradelma orientalis — KLUGE 1993 Paradelma orientalis — RÖSLER 1995: 89 Paradelma orientalis — COGGER 2000: 296 Pygopus orientalis — JENNINGS et al. 2003 Paradelma orientalis — PIANKA & VITT 2003: 188 Paradelma orientalis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Paradelma orientalis — WILMER et al. 2020 |
| Distribution | Australia (SE Queensland) Type locality: Peak Downs, Queensland. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: BMNH 1946.8.13.48 M, designated by Kluge (1974). |
| Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS (genus): Paradelma differs from all other pygopodid genera in possessing the following combination of character states: a) four or five loreal scales, b) five anterior orbital scales, c) four frontal scales, d) usually three interorbital scales, c) ventrals in males average 117.3, in females 123.5, f) almost always 18 midbody scale rows, g) body scales smooth, h) four preanal pores, i) two preanal scales, j) postnuchal band conspicuous (KLUGE 1974: 144). |
| Comment | Limb morphology: Limbless. Taxonomy: Kluge 1976 and Jennings et al. 2003 have also placed the monotypic genus Paradelma within Pygopus. Type species: Delma orientalis GÜNTHER 1876 is the type species of the genus Paradelma KINGHORN 1926. |
| Etymology | Presumably named after the Latin orientalis (eastern). (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
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