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North west Cape delma
Conservation status

Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Delma
Species: D. tealei
Binomial name
Delma tealei
Maryan, Aplin & Adams, 2007

The North West Cape delma (Delma tealei), also known commonly as Teale's delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, tealei, is in honor of Australian zoologist Roy Teale.

Geographic range

D. tealei is found on the North West Cape peninsula in northwestern Western Australia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of D. tealei are grassland and rocky areas.

Description

Legless and snake-like, D. tealei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 9 cm (3.5 in).

Reproduction

D. tealei is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Teale, R.; Wilson, S.; Doughty, P. (2017). "Delma tealei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102831167A102831180. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102831167A102831180.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Delma tealei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. 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 tealei, p. 262).
  4. Maryan B et al. (2007).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Maryan, Brad; Aplin, Ken P.; Adams, Mark (2007). "Two new species of the Delma tincta group (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from northwestern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 23: 273–305. (Delma tealei, new species, pp. 284–288, Figures 6–7).
  • Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
Taxon identifiers
Delma tealei


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