Delma molleri

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Delma molleri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Delma
Species:
D. molleri
Binomial name
Delma molleri
Lütken, 1863
Delma molleri distribution.svg
Range of Delma molleri in Australia.

Delma molleri, also commonly known as the Gulfs delma and the Adelaide delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of South Australia.

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Description

Delma molleri is a small, limbless lizard. The snout-to-vent length (SVL) of the largest specimen measured 111 mm (4.4 in). [2] [3]

Geographic distribution

Delma molleri is found in southern South Australia around the Adelaide Hills, [2] [3] and is relatively abundant in Adelaide suburbs. [4]

Habitat

Delma molleri has been recorded from a variety of habitats ranging from grassland to woodland beneath rocks, timber, and rubbish. [5] [6] [7] [3] [8] [9] The species is oviparous. [2]

Genome

The nucleotide (DNA/RNA) and protein sequences of Delma molleri have been sourced through the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) and Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) databases. The identification of the species as an Australian-dwelling organism has been achieved by accessing the Australian Plant Census (APC) and the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) through the Atlas of Living Australia. [10]

Etymology

The specific name, molleri, is in honor of Danish ship's captain Möller who brought the holotype from Australia. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Fenner A, McDonald P, Hutchinson M, Robertson P (2018). "Delma molleri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T102830838A102830869. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102830838A102830869.en. Downloaded on 10 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Reptile Database.
  3. 1 2 3 Shea 1991, pp. 71–90.
  4. ↑ Watharow 2011, p. 103.
  5. ↑ Cogger 2000, p. 290.
  6. ↑ Lütken 1863, pp. 292–311.
  7. ↑ Kluge 1976, pp. 1–72.
  8. ↑ Hoser 1989, p. 79.
  9. ↑ Museum Victoria.
  10. ↑ Research Data AU.
  11. ↑ Beolens et al. 2011, p. 181.

Sources

Books
  • Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Delma molleri, p. 181).
  • Cogger, Harold George (2000). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (6th ed.). Sanibel Island: Ralph Curtis Publishing. p. 290. ISBN   978-0-88359-048-5. OCLC   45046861.
  • Hoser, Raymond Terrence (1989). Australian Reptiles and Frogs. Mosman, NSW: Pierson. p. 79. ISBN   978-0-947068-08-0. OCLC   712606765.
  • Lütken, Christian Frederik (1863). "20–22". Nogle nye krybdyr og padder[Some new reptiles and amphibians] (in Danish). Kbh. pp. 292–311. OCLC   473829131.
  • Watharow, Simon (2011). Living with Snakes and Other Reptiles. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 103. ISBN   978-0-643-09721-6. OCLC   752075766.
Journals and magazines
  • Kluge, Arnold (1976). "Phylogenetic Relationships in the Lizard Family Pygopodidae: An Evaluation of Theory, Methods and Data". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan (152). University of Michigan: 1–72.
  • Shea, Glenn Michael (1991). "Revisionary Notes on the Genus Delma (Squamata: Pygopodidae) in South Australia and the Northern Territory". Records of the South Australian Museum (25). Australian Museum: 71–90.
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