23 February, 2009
The little guy in the photo below is a legless lizard captured during a fauna survey in arid WA.
It belongs to the Pygopod (translates to flap-footed) family, and its scientific name is Delma fraseri. Members of the Delma genus can sometimes look quite similar and require a closer look at the scale arrangement on the head and body.
Delma fraseri is characterised by fewer than 18 mid-body scales. It also has its fourth supralabial scale under its eye, which can be seen in the photo. The labial scales form the upper lip and are counted from the rostrum scale (the rostrum is scale at the tip of snout and can also be seen in the photo).
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Юрист The little guy in the photo below is a legless lizard captured during a fauna survey in arid WA…..
Я в этом уверен….
Нариси з історії географічних відкриттів, т.2 ……
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Сховища цивільної оборони: Конструкцій і розрахунок It belongs to the Pygopod (translates to flap-footed) family, and its scientific name is Delma fraseri…..