Aprasia wicherina

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 wicherina

Name

Aprasia wicherina Maryan, Adams & Aplin, 2015: 22

• Holotype: WAM R173106, ♀, collected by R. Lloyd and B. Maryan on 1 August 2013.
• Type locality: “Wicherina Water Reserve (28°43′02′′S, 115°01′11′′E)”.

References

Primary references

• Maryan, B., Adams, M. & Aplin, K.P. 2015. Taxonomic resolution of the Aprasia repens species-group (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from the Geraldton Sandplains: a description of a new species and additional mainland records of A. clairae. Records of the Western Australian Museum 30(1): 12–32. DOI: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.30(1).2015.012-032 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Aprasia wicherina. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 June 2019.
• How, R., Cowan, M. & Ellis, R. 2017. IUCN: Aprasia wicherina  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102828565A102828588. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102828565A102828588.en

Vernacular names

English: Wicherina Worm Lizard