''Delma'' is a

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

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Species

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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 ...

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, 1974 – marble-faced delma *''

Delma borea The rusty-topped delma (''Delma borea'') 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 de ...

'' 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 spec ...

'' Storr, 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 to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Au ...

'' (Kluge, 1974) – javelin lizard *''

Delma desmosa The desert delma (''Delma desmosa'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Austr ...

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

Delma elegans The Pilbara delma (''Delma elegans'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Aust ...

'' 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 Austral ...

Gray Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...

, 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 to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign count ...

'' A. Smith, 1849 – side-barred delma, Gray's legless lizard *''

Delma hebesa The heath delma (''Delma hebesa'') 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 ...

'' Maryan,

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, 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 Envi ...

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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 to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the ...

'' Kluge, 1974 – patternless delma *''

Delma labialis The striped-tailed delma or single-striped delma (''Delma labialis'') 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 ...

'' 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 to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Aus ...

'' 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 su ...

'' 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 The peace delma (''Delma pax'') 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 defined zon ...

'' Kluge, 1974 – peace delma *'' Delma petersoni'' Shea, 1991 – painted delma *'' Delma plebeia'' De Vis, 1888 – leaden delma *''

Delma tealei The North West Cape delma (''Delma tealei''), also known commonly as Teale's delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Western Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''tealei'', is in honor of Australi ...

'' Maryan, Aplin & Adams, 2007 –

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delma, Teale's delma *''

Delma tincta The excitable delma (''Delma tincta'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia. The lizard gets its name from its active and jumpy defense mechanism. It will erratically jump multiple times in succession, each jump ...

'' 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''.

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