Zuytdorp worm-lizard

Zuytdorp worm-lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkota
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Aprasia
Species:
A. smithi
Binomial name
Aprasia smithi
Storr, 1970
Synonyms
  • Aprasia smithi
    Storr, 1970
  • Abilaena smithi
    — Wells, 2007
  • Aprasia smithi
    — Wilson & Swan, 2010

The Zuytdorp worm-lizard (Aprasia smithi), also known commonly as Smith's legless lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, smithi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Lawrence Alec Smith (born 1944).

Geographic range

A. smithi is found in the Australian state of Western Australia

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of A. smithi are grassland, and shrubland.

Reproduction

A smithi is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 Lloyd R, Wilson S (2017). "Aprasia smithi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102828358A102828392. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102828358A102828392.en. Downloaded on 12 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Aprasia smithi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Aprasia smithi, p. 247).

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