Delma nasuta

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Delma nasuta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Delma
Species:
D. nasuta
Binomial name
Delma nasuta
Kluge, 1974
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Delma nasuta, also known as sharp-snouted delma or sharp-snouted legless lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae endemic to Australia. [2]

Distribution

The range of Delma nasuta extends from Shark Bay in Western Australia, across the northern portion of the continent and into western Queensland. Delma nasuta exhibits a substantial amount of variation across its distribution in WA. [3]

References

  1. Ellis, R.; Shea, G. (2017). "Delma nasuta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T102830903A102830926. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102830903A102830926.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Delma nasuta at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Brennan, Ian G (2014). Interspecific and intraspecific relationships, and biogeography of flap-footed geckos, Delma Gray 1831 (Squamata: Pygopodidae) (Thesis). ProQuest   1614169430.[ page needed ]