Aprasia litorea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Pygopodidae
Genus: Aprasia
Species: Aprasia litorea

Name

Aprasia litorea Maryan, Bush & Adams, 2013: 155

• Holotype: WAM R141605, adult ♂, collected by B. Maryan and B.G. Bush on 20 June 2000.
• Type locality: “Australia: Western Australia: 1 km S of Gnaraloo Homestead (23°49′29″S, 113°31′32″E)”.

References

Primary references

• Maryan, B., Bush, B.G. & Adams, M. 2013. Morphological and molecular assessment of Aprasia fusca and A. rostrata (Squamata: Pygopodidae), with a description of a new species from the Lake MacLeod region, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 28(2): 144–163. DOI: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.28(2).2013.144-163 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aprasia litorea. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 July 2022.
• Lloyd, R., Gaikhorst, G. & Wilson, S. 2017. IUCN: Aprasia litorea  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T56792661A56793003. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T56792661A56793003.en. Accessed on 12 July 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Gnaraloo Worm-lizard