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Zuytdorp worm-lizard

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Zuytdorp worm-lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Aprasia
Species:
A. smithi
Binomial name
Aprasia smithi
Storr, 1970
Synonyms[2]
  • 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

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The specific name, smithi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Lawrence Alec Smith (born 1944).[3]

Geographic range

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A. smithi is found in the Australian state of Western Australia[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of A. smithi are grassland, and shrubland.[1]

Reproduction

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A smithi is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c 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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