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Brigalow scaly-foot
Paradelma
- Kinghorn, 1926
Pronunciation: | PAH-rah-DELL-mah | |||||||||
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Etymology: | 'next-to Delma' - Delma is another genus of legless lizards. | |||||||||
Taxonomic notes: |
Genus created in 1926.1 |
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Statistics: |
Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: Brigalow scaly-foot (Paradelma orientalis) at 19.7 cm Longest Australian species: Brigalow scaly-foot (Paradelma orientalis) at 19.7 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 1 | |||||||||
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- Kinghorn, JR (1926). A brief review of the family Pygopodidae. Rec. Aust. Mus, 15:40-64.