Legless lizard (species: Delma tincta) in ALA: LIRS and surrounds using records to Oct. 2021 (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Delma tincta
Legless lizard


©Andrea Hohner: Delma tincta at Lizard Island Research Station.

©Andrea Hohner: Delma tincta at Lizard Island Research Station.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Pygopodidae
Genus Delma
Species Delma tincta

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Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 9.2 cm (Snout to vent length according to Wilson and Swan (2010))

Synonyms

Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Web resources

References

  • Limpus, C.H. (1982). The reptiles of Lizard Island, Herpetofauna, 13(2): 1-6. LIRS catalog number 73.
  • Wilson, S. and G. Swan (2010). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia: 3rd Edition 558 pp. New Holland Publishers, Australia.