Delma
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Delma is a genus of lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...

s in the family Pygopodidae
Pygopodidae
Pygopodidae is a family of squamates that have reduced or absent limbs and are related to the geckos. There are at least 35 species in two subfamilies and eight genera. They have unusually long, slender, bodies, giving them a strong resemblance to snakes...

. It contains sixteen described species.

Species

Classification Genus Delma according to the Reptile Database:
  • Delma australis Kluge, 1974
  • Delma borea Kluge, 1974
  • Delma butleri Storr, 1987
  • Delma concinna Kluge, 1974
  • Delma desmosa Maryan, Aplin & Adams, 2007
  • Delma elegans Kluge, 1974
  • Delma fraseri Gray, 1831
  • Delma grayii Smith, 1849
  • Delma impar Fischer, 1882
  • Delma inornata Kluge, 1974
  • Delma labialis Shea, 1987
  • Delma mitella Shea, 1987
  • Delma molleri
    Delma molleri
    Delma molleri is a small, the snout-vent length of the largest specimen measured , limbless lizard found in southern South Australia around the Adelaide Hills, and pretty common in Adelaide suburbs...

    Lütken, 1863
  • Delma nasuta Kluge, 1974
  • Delma pax Kluge, 1974
  • Delma plebeia De, 1888
  • Delma tealei Maryan, Aplin & Adams, 2007
  • Delma tincta De, 1888
  • Delma torquata Kluge, 1974
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