Delma molleri

Delma molleri Temporal range: Late Triassic - Recent, 220–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Superclass:	Tetrapoda
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	Diapsida
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Sauria
Infraorder:	Gekkota
Family:	Pygopodidae
Genus:	Delma
Species:	D. molleri
Binomial name
Delma molleri Lütken, 1863
Range of Delma molleri in Australia.

Delma molleri (commonly known as Gulfs delma, olive legless lizard and patternless delma) is a small [the snout-vent length of the largest specimen measured 111 mm (4.4 in)], limbless lizard found in southern South Australia around the Adelaide Hills,^[1][2] and pretty common in Adelaide suburbs.^[3] Delma molleri has been recorded from a variety of habitats ranging from grassland to woodland beneath rocks, timber, and rubbish.^{[4][5][6][2][7][8]}

The nucleotide (DNA/RNA) and protein sequences of D. molleri have been sourced through the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) and Universal Protein Resource (UniProt) databases. The identification of the species as an Australian-dwelling organism has been achieved by accessing the Australian Plant Census (APC) and the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) through the Atlas of Living Australia.^[9]

Etymology

The specific name, molleri, is in honor of Danish ship's captain Möller who brought the holotype from Australia.^[10]

References

1. Reptile Database.
2. Shea 1991, pp. 71–90.
3. Watharow 2011, p. 103.
4. Cogger 2000, p. 290.
5. Lütken 1863, pp. 292–311.
6. Kluge 1976, pp. 1–72.
7. Hoser 1989, p. 79.
8. Museum Victoria.
9. Research Data AU.
10. Beolens et al. 2011, p. 181.

Sources

Books

• 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.
• Cogger, Harold George (2000). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (6th ed.). Sanibel Island: Ralph Curtis Publishing. p. 290. ISBN 0-88359-048-4. OCLC 45046861.
• Hoser, Raymond Terrence (1989). Australian Reptiles and Frogs. Mosman, NSW: Pierson. p. 79. ISBN 0-947068-08-2. OCLC 712606765.
• Lütken, Christian Frederik (1863). "20–22". Nogle nye krybdyr og padder [Some new reptiles and amphibians] (in Danish). Kbh. pp. 292–311. OCLC 473829131.
• Watharow, Simon (2011). Living with Snakes and Other Reptiles. Collingwood, Victoria: CSIRO Publishing. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-643-09721-6. OCLC 752075766.

Journals and magazines

• Kluge, Arnold (1976). "Phylogenetic Relationships in the Lizard Family Pygopodidae: An Evaluation of Theory, Methods and Data". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology Journal. University of Michigan (152): 1–72.
• Shea, Glenn Michael (1991). "Revisionary Notes on the Genus Delma (Squamata: Pygopodidae) in South Australia and the Northern Territory". Records of the South Australian Museum. Australian Museum (25): 71–90.

Web

• "Specimen R 11125, Delma molleri, Squamata: Pygopodidae, Australia, Gulfs Delma". Museum Victoria.
• "Delma molleri ". The Reptile Database.
• "Nucleotide (DNA / RNA) and Protein sequences from the Australian dwelling species Delma molleri (Gulfs Delma)". Research Data Australia.