| Delma nasuta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| 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 Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia. [2]
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]
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Delma molleri is a small [the snout-vent length of the largest specimen measured 111 mm (4.4 in)], limbless lizard found in southern South Australia around the Adelaide Hills, and pretty common in Adelaide suburbs. Delma molleri has been recorded from a variety of habitats ranging from grassland to woodland beneath rocks, timber, and rubbish. The species is oviparous.
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The Shark Bay worm-lizard, also known commonly as Harold's legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to the Shark Bay region in Western Australia, Australia. It is a limbless lizard found burrowing in loose soil in arid areas.
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