Species Delma vescolineata Mahony, Cutajar & Rowley, 2022
Hunter Valley Delma
- Delma vescolineata Mahony, S.V., Cutajar, T. & Rowley, J.J.L. 2022. A new species of Delma Gray 1831 (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from the Hunter Valley and Liverpool Plains of New South Wales. Zootaxa 5162(5): 541-556 [549].
Type data:
Holotype AMS R.185998 ♂, Muswellbrook, NSW [32.2°S, 150.9°E].
Paratype(s) AMS R.185999 ♂, same data as Holotype; AMS R.186619 ♀, Jerrys Plains, NSW [32.4°S, 150.8°E].
Introduction
Previously treated as a northern population of Delma impar.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Confirmed records from the Hunter Valley region to the Liverpool Plains region of NSW, NW of Newcastle, but other records of D. impar from this region are likely to be D. vescolineata, see Mahony et al. (2022)
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB)
Common Name References
Australian Society of Herpetologists 30 Nov, 2023. Australian Society of Herpetologists Official List of Australian Species. Australian Society of Herpetologists. https://www.australiansocietyofherpetologists.org/s/ASH-Official-Species-List-30-November-2023-Complete-Version-With-Comments-2crb.pdf [10] (accessed 25 Jan, 2024) (Hunter Valley Delma)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQUAMATA | 26-Jan-2024 | ADDED |