Species Aprasia smithi Storr, 1970
Black-tipped Worm-lizard, Zyutdorp Worm-lizard
- Aprasia smithi Storr, G.M. 1970. Aprasia smithi, a new worm-lizard (Pygopodidae) from Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 11: 141 [141].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R34325, Kalbarri townsite, WA [27°43'S 114°10'E].
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, nocturnal, oviparous.
General References
Ellis, R.J., Doughty, P. & Bauer, A.M. 2018. An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33(51–94) [85]
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
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Zyutdorp Worm-lizard)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | 30-Mar-2012 | 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) |