''Delma'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of lizards in the

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Pygopodidae Pygopodidae, commonly known as legless lizards, snake-lizards, or flap-footed lizards, is a family of squamates with reduced or absent limbs, and are a type of gecko. At least 35 species are placed in two subfamilies and eight genera. They hav ...

. The genus ''Delma'' contains 22 valid described

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, all of which are

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

to Australia.

Species

Recognized species of ''Delma'' according to th
Reptile Database
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Delma australis The ''Delma australis'' is often known as the southern legless lizard, or the marble-faced delma. This terrestrial lizard falls into the category of slender Pygopodidae, a legless lizard. There are 21 known species in the Pygopdidae family in A ...

'' Kluge, 1974 – marble-faced delma *'' Delma borea'' Kluge, 1974 – rusty-topped delma *''

Delma butleri ''Delma butleri'', also known commonly as Butler's legless lizard, Butler's scalyfoot, the spinifex snake-lizard, and the unbanded delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The sp ...

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, 1987 – Butler's legless lizard, Butler's scalyfoot, spinifex snake-lizard, unbanded delma *''

Delma concinna The javelin lizard (''Delma concinna'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other def ...

'' (Kluge, 1974) – javelin lizard *''

Delma desmosa The desert delma (''Delma desmosa'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other define ...

'' Maryan, Aplin & Adams, 2007 – desert delma *''

Delma elegans The Pilbara delma (''Delma elegans'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defin ...

'' Kluge, 1974 – Pilbara delma *''

Delma fraseri Fraser's delma (''Delma fraseri'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Austra ...

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, 1831 – Fraser's delma *''

Delma grayii ''Delma grayii'', also known as side-barred delma or Gray's legless lizard, is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, ...

'' A. Smith, 1849 – side-barred delma, Gray's legless lizard *'' Delma hebesa'' Maryan, Brennan, Adams & Aplin, 2015 – heath delma *''

Delma impar The striped legless lizard (''Delma impar'') is a species of lizards in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia. As of 2015 it is threatened with extinction, with few habitats left. The lizard is up to 30 cm in length.Department of En ...

'' (

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, 1882) – striped legless lizard *''

Delma inornata The patternless delma (''Delma inornata'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other ...

'' Kluge, 1974 – patternless delma *'' Delma labialis'' Shea, 1987 – striped-tailed delma, single-striped delma *''

Delma mitella The Atherton delma (''Delma mitella'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defi ...

'' Shea, 1987 – Atherton delma *''

Delma molleri ''Delma molleri'' (commonly known as Gulfs delma and Adelaide delma) is a small he snout-vent length of the largest specimen measured limbless lizard found in southern South Australia around the Adelaide Hills, and pretty common in Adelaide s ...

'' Lütken, 1863 – Gulfs delma, olive legless lizard, patternless delma *''

Delma nasuta ''Delma nasuta'', also known as sharp-snouted delma or sharp-snouted legless lizard, is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as a ...

'' Kluge, 1974 – sharp-snouted delma, sharp-snouted legless lizard *'' Delma pax'' Kluge, 1974 – peace delma *'' Delma petersoni'' Shea, 1991 – painted delma *'' Delma plebeia''

De Vis Charles Walter de Vis (Birmingham, England, 9 May 1829 – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 1915),

, 1888 – leaden delma *'' Delma tealei'' Maryan, Aplin & Adams, 2007 –

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delma, Teale's delma *'' Delma tincta'' De Vis, 1888 – excitable delma *'' Delma torquata'' Kluge, 1974 – collared delma, adorned delma ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Delma''.

Species

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