Atherton delma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Pygopodidae |
Genus: | Delma |
Species: | D. mitella |
Binomial name | |
Delma mitella Shea, 1987 | |
The Atherton delma (Delma mitella) is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia. [2]
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