Species Aprasia repens (Fry, 1914)
Sand-plain Worm-lizard, Sedgelands Worm-lizard, Southwestern Sandplain Worm Lizard
- Ophioseps repens Fry, D.B. 1914. On a collection of reptiles and batrachians from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery 1: 174-210 [178, figs 2-3].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R364, WA, restriction to Swan View National Park, WA, by Kluge (1974) [35°51'S 116°03'E]
Comment: Ellis et al. (2018) argue that the restriction of the type locality by Kluge is not binding under the Code in the absence of any documented evidence to justify such amendment.Type locality references:
Kluge, A.G. 1974. A taxonomic revision of the lizard family Pygopodidae. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 147: 1-221.
Generic Combinations
- Aprasia repens (Fry, 1914).
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, open scrub, oviparous.
General References
Hill, F.L. 1955. Notes on the natural history of the Monte Bello Islands. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 165: 113-124 pl. 1 fig. 1 (natural history, as Aprasia sp.)
Kluge, A.G. 1974. A taxonomic revision of the lizard family Pygopodidae. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 147: 1-221
Parker, H.W. 1956. The lizard genus Aprasia, its taxonomy and temperature correlated variation. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zool. 3: 365-385 (taxonomy)
Stokely, P.S. 1947. The post-cranial skeleton of Aprasia repens. Copeia 1947: 22-28
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Sedgelands Worm-lizard)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | PYGOPODIDAE | 10-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 31-Jul-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 07-Feb-2024 | 07-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |