Delma molleri explained

Delma molleri (commonly known as Gulfs delma and Adelaide delma) is a small [the snout-vent length of the largest specimen measured {{convert|111|mm|in|abbr=on}}], limbless lizard found in southern South Australia around the Adelaide Hills, and pretty common in Adelaide suburbs. Delma molleri has been recorded from a variety of habitats ranging from grassland to woodland beneath rocks, timber, and rubbish. The species is oviparous.

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.

Etymology

The specific name, molleri, is in honor of Danish ship's captain Möller who brought the holotype from Australia.^[1]

References

Sources

Books

• Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. .
• Book: Cogger, Harold George . Harold Cogger . 2000 . Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia . 6th . Ralph Curtis Publishing . . 290 . 978-0-88359-048-5 . 45046861 .
• Book: Hoser, Raymond Terrence . Raymond Hoser . 1989 . Australian Reptiles and Frogs . Pierson . Mosman, NSW . 79 . 978-0-947068-08-0 . 712606765 .
• Book: Lütken, Christian Frederik . Christian Frederik Lütken . 1863 . Nogle nye krybdyr og padder . Some new reptiles and amphibians . Danish . Kbh . 20–22 . 292–311 . 473829131 .
• Book: Watharow, Simon . 2011 . Living with Snakes and Other Reptiles . Collingwood, Victoria . CSIRO Publishing . 103 . 978-0-643-09721-6 . 752075766 .

Journals and magazines

• Kluge . Arnold . Arnold G. Kluge. 1976 . Phylogenetic Relationships in the Lizard Family Pygopodidae: An Evaluation of Theory, Methods and Data . Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, 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 . . 25 . 71–90 .

Web

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

Notes and References

1. Beolens et al. 2011, p. 181.