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Fitzgerald National Park, Western Australia Photo © Henry Cook |
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Delma hebesa | |||||||
Pronunciation | DELL-mah | ||||||
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Etymology |
Delma: apparently meaningless
hebesa: "The specific name hebesa is derived from the Latin adjective hebes, meaning dull, alluding to the matt body texture, without much shine, of this species." 1 |
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Description
"A small species of Delma (SVL to 79 mm) with: ventral scales not markedly larger than adjacent lateral scales; one pair of supranasals; modally 18 midbody scales; modally 10 hindlimb scales in both sexes; 73‒92 ventral scales (males average 76.8, females 85.5); six upper labials with fourth typically below eye; loreal scale row typically interrupted by a ventral extension of supraloreal scale that contacts upper labials; essentially unpatterned head, sometimes with weak dark variegations on sides of head and indistinct narrow bars or smudges on labial scales, nape and forebody."1 Similar species
"Delma hebesa sp. nov. differs from D. torquata from southeastern Queensland in having a larger adult size (SVL to 79 mm versus to 63 mm), three precloacal scales (versus two), the fourth upper labial typically below the eye (versus typically the third below the eye), modally 18 midbody scale rows (versus 16) and only dark variegations (if present) on head and neck (versus broad dark bands). Taxonomic notes
This species was described by Maryan, Brennan, Adams & Aplin in 2015.1
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