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]

Delma nasuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Delma
Species:
D. nasuta
Binomial name
Delma nasuta
Kluge, 1974

Distribution edit

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 edit

  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]