North west Cape delma

North west Cape delma
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific 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.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, tealei, is in honor of Australian zoologist Roy Teale.^[3]

D. tealei is found on the North West Cape peninsula in northwestern Western Australia.^[4]

The preferred natural habitats of D. tealei are grassland and rocky areas.^[1]

Legless and snake-like, D. tealei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 9 cm (3.5 in).^[2]

D. tealei is oviparous.^[2]

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Delma tealei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ 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).
^ Maryan B et al. (2007).

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.

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