#queensland legless lizard

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Delma honlami is a new species of lizard from South Australia.

Hoser, R. T. 2022 Delma honlami sp. nov.: A new species of Pygopodid legless lizard from South Australia (Squamata: Gekkota: Pygopodidae: Delma: Honlamopus). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59:13-16. Published 15 August 2022. http://www.smuggled.com/AJH-59-Pages-13-16.pdf ABSTRACT Hoser (2017) confirmed the previously underestimated diversity of Australian Pygopodids by formally naming six new genera, two new subgenera and 13 new species. This was followed up with three more species in Hoser (2018). This paper formally names as a new species, a population until now treated as a geographically and morphologically divergent population of Delma (Honlamopus) inornata Kluge, 1974, from South Australia. Delma honlami sp. nov. is restricted to grasslands west of the lower Murray River, near Lake Alexandrina. It is most readily separated from D inornata of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and the closely related D. megleesae Hoser, 2017 of the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales by the presence of a single pair of internasals, versus two pairs and a greyish, rather than brownish upper surface of the head. Keywords: Herpetology; taxonomy; nomenclature; Australia; South Australia; Delma; Honlamopus; inornata; megleesae; new species; honlami

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Science on fire!

Raymond Hoser is Snake catcher ®

Here are his scientific papers for 2022 (so far anyway) – over 20!

244. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Daraninanura brevipalmata daranini subsp. nov. and Daraninanura brevipalmata andypadgetti subsp. nov., two new frogs from Eastern Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 56: 51-54.

245. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Delma honlami sp. nov.: A new species of Pygopodid legless lizard from South Australia (Squamata: Gekkota: Pygopodidae: Delma: Honlamopus). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59: 13-16.

246. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Euanedwardsserpens subradiatus (Schlegel, 1837) revisited and formally divided into six allopatric species based on morphological and genetic divergence. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 58: 28-39.

247. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Proablepharus Fuhn, 1969 sensu lato revisited. Underestimated species diversity in these tiny Australian skinks leads to resurrection of two old species names and the formal description of eight new species and three new subspecies (Squamata:Scincoidea). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 57: 3-27.

248. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 A long overdue split: Russell’s Viper sensu lato is formally split six ways (Squamata: Serpentes: Viperidae: Daboia). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 58: 51-63.

249. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 A new species of Notopseudonaja Wells, 2002 (Squamata:

Serpentes: Elapidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 56: 44-47.

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250. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 A new species of skink lizard Calyptotis De Vis, 1886 from

Queensland, Australia (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 58: 16-

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251. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 A new species within the Odatria timorensis (Squamata: Varanidae)

species complex. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 55: 54-56.

252. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 A new subspecies of Lace Monitor Varanus varius (White,

1790). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 55: 57-59.

253. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 A revision of the taxonomy of the Australian skink in the

genus Acritoscincus Wells and Wellington, 1985 (AKA Bassiana Hutchinson et al. 1990), resulting in

the formal division into three subgenera and the recognition and descriptions of new

species. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 56: 22-43.

254. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 African viper taxonomy revisited. The classification of Hoser (2013)

stands the tests of new technology and time; with a new subgenus and a new species from Southern

Africa formally named (Serpentes: Viperidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 56: 57-63.

255. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Antaresia (Pythonidae), Taxonomy and Nomenclature: Fixing up

errors and oversights including that Antaresia maculosa peninsularis Esquerre et al. 2021 is a junior

synonym of A. maculosa brentonoloughani Hoser, 2003. ICZN Code Rule of Priority applies (Article

23). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59: 3-9.

256. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Dumped rubbish! Is a lack of oviposition sites a potential population

limiting factor for southern Australian skinks? Australasian Journal of Herpetology 58: 3-5.

257. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Eleven new species of Australian gecko within the

genus Heteronotia Wermuth, 1965. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 55: 3-48.

258. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Greater diversity of skink species in south-east Australia than

previously realized: Carinascincus Wells and Wellington, 1985 sensu lato is further

divided. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59: 48-64.

259. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Hiding in plain sight! Three new species of Slug Eater snakes

(Serpentes: Colubroidea: Duberria Fitzinger, 1826) from South Africa. Australasian Journal of

Herpetology 58: 21-27.

260. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Hiding in plain sight. A previously unrecognized biogeographical

barrier in Australia formed by an event of biblical proportions. Five new species of skink lizard from

south-west Victoria, three more closely related species from New South Wales and another from

South Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 56: 3-21.

261. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Incubation and hatching of juvenile Marbled Gecko Christinus

marmoratus (Gray, 1845). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 56: 55-56.

262. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Incubation and hatching of juvenile Marbled Gecko Christinus

marmoratus (Gray, 1845). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 56: 55-56.

263. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 New species of freshwater Crocodile from Northern

Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 56: 48-50.

264. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Overlooked genera and species of Australian burrowing skink

(Squamata:Scincidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59: 32-47.

265. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Overlooked! Formal description of a new species of green viper from

Eastern India and Burma. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 58: 47-50.

266. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 The Australian skink genus Notoscincus Fuhn, 1969

revised!. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59: 21-31.

267. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 The Iconic Australian Copper-tailed Skink Ctenotus

taeniolatus (White, 1790) split. A sign of severely under-estimated species diversity in Australia’s

smaller lizards. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59: 17-20.

268. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 The inevitable further break up of the monotypic Australian skink

genus Saiphos Gray, 1831. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 58: 6-15.

269. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 The inevitable further break up of the skink genus Saproscincus Wells and Wellington (1984) into two genera, each split to subgenera and the formal description of a new species from North Queensland, Australia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 57: 53-64.

270. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 The inevitable split up of the common Australian skink lizard Allengreerus delicata AKA Lampropholis delicata into resurrected and new species (Reptilia: Squamata: Scincidae). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 57: 28-52.

271. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Twenty one new species and eleven new subspecies of Asian Flying Dragon Lizard (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae: Draconinae: Draco). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 60: 1-64.

272. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Two more new species within the Odatria glauerti (Squamata: Varanidae) species complex. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 55: 49-53.

273. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Two new species of Cobra from South-east Asia (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 58: 40-46.

274. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Two new species of Pipe Snake, Genus Cylindrophis (Squamata: Cylindrophiidae) from Timor and Flores, Indonesia. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59: 10-12.

275. Hoser, Raymond. 2022 Two new subspecies of Thorny Devil, Moloch horridus Gray, 1841. Australasian Journal of Herpetology 55: 60-62.

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A new species of lizard from Victoria called Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022 was discovered and named from the Otway Ranges, in Australasian Journal of Herpetology issue 59 this year. download a pdf of the paper here at: https://www.smuggled.com/AJH-59-Pages-48-64.pdf The species named in the journal are as follows: Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® Issue 59, published 15 August 2022 List of new taxa formally named. All species are Australian, unless otherwie indicated. All major papers are downloadable below the list.New Genus Abbasaurum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Caudatenebrosus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Innocuascincus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Nocivi Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Ocellatalbum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) New Species Abbasaurum abba Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, East NSW) Abbasaurum bobbottomi Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, West Victoria) Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, SW Victoria) Anomalopus eungellaensis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Anomalopus woolfi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Antaresia kimberleyae Hoser, 2022. (West Kimberley Children's Python, Western Australia) Caudatenebrosus rosswellingtoni Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, Northern Territory) Coeranoscincus pailsei Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Coeranoscincus whybrowi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Cylindrophis (Cylindrophis) timorensis Hoser, 2022. (Timor Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Cylindrophis (Motteramus) floresensis Hoser, 2022. (Flores Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Ctenotus robertcooki Hoser, 2022. (Copper-tailed Skink, New England Region, NSW, Australia) Delma (Honlamopus) honlami Hoser, 2022. (Legless Lizard, South Australia) Ipsofactoscincus davemerceicai Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Litotescincus colinrayi Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus evanwhittoni Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus fiacummingae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus martinekae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Victoria) Ocellatalbum alexdudleyi Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum assangei Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum dannygoodwini Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Notocincus flecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus monodorsa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus whoa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Opacitascincus ugh Hoser, 2022. (Small burrowing skink, NW, WA) New Subspecies Caudatenebrosus fuscicaudis divergans Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus latusumbra Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus nigreopunctata Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus cracens dorsalux Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus pumilis piperlateralis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Notocincus flecka fereflecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink)

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Australasian Journal of Herpetology Issue 60 and 59 are both out this week. Lots of species new to science. Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® Issue 59, published 15 August 2022 List of new taxa formally named. All species are Australian, unless otherwie indicated. All major papers are downloadable below the list.New Genus Abbasaurum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Caudatenebrosus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Innocuascincus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Nocivi Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Ocellatalbum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) New Species Abbasaurum abba Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, East NSW) Abbasaurum bobbottomi Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, West Victoria) Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, SW Victoria) Anomalopus eungellaensis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Anomalopus woolfi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Antaresia kimberleyae Hoser, 2022. (West Kimberley Children's Python, Western Australia) Caudatenebrosus rosswellingtoni Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, Northern Territory) Coeranoscincus pailsei Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Coeranoscincus whybrowi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Cylindrophis (Cylindrophis) timorensis Hoser, 2022. (Timor Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Cylindrophis (Motteramus) floresensis Hoser, 2022. (Flores Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Ctenotus robertcooki Hoser, 2022. (Copper-tailed Skink, New England Region, NSW, Australia) Delma (Honlamopus) honlami Hoser, 2022. (Legless Lizard, South Australia) Ipsofactoscincus davemerceicai Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Litotescincus colinrayi Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus evanwhittoni Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus fiacummingae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus martinekae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Victoria) Ocellatalbum alexdudleyi Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum assangei Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum dannygoodwini Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Notocincus flecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus monodorsa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus whoa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Opacitascincus ugh Hoser, 2022. (Small burrowing skink, NW, WA) New Subspecies Caudatenebrosus fuscicaudis divergans Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus latusumbra Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus nigreopunctata Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus cracens dorsalux Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus pumilis piperlateralis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Notocincus flecka fereflecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® Issue 60, published 16 August 2022 List of new taxa formally named. All major papers are downloadable below the list.New Species (All are Flying Dragons) Draco baliensis Hoser, 2022. Draco bruneialvum Hoser, 2022. Draco evadendi Hoser, 2022. Draco graysoni Hoser, 2022. Draco hawkeswoodi Hoser, 2022. Draco hoserae Hoser, 2022. Draco labatur Hoser, 2022. Draco latebras Hoser, 2022. Draco lombokensis Hoser, 2022. Draco magnaauris Hoser, 2022. Draco oculiscaeruleis Hoser, 2022. Draco romblonensis Hoser, 2022. Draco spadix Hoser, 2022. Draco sumbaensis Hoser, 2022. Draco toscanoi Hoser, 2022. Draco virens Hoser, 2022. Draco viridfacium Hoser, 2022. Draco viridicapite Hoser, 2022. Draco wellingtoni Hoser, 2022. Draco wellsi Hoser, 2022. Draco woolfi Hoser, 2022. New Subspecies Draco punctatus asperacaput Hoser, 2022. Draco ornatus boholensis Hoser, 2022. Draco bimaculatus brunneis Hoser, 2022. Draco punctatus coriafacile Hoser, 2022. Draco norvillii cuspisfemen Hoser, 2022. Draco fimbriatus dilatatadorsisquamae Hoser, 2022. Draco cyanopterus exquisita Hoser, 2022. Draco taeniopterus incredibilis Hoser, 2022. Draco punctatus longacrista Hoser, 2022. Draco dussumieri occultatio Hoser, 2022. Draco spilopterus polilloensis Hoser, 2022.

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Queensland Snake Lizard

The Brigalow scaly-foot or Queensland snake-lizard (Paradelma orientalis) is a species of lizard endemic to Australia. This species is a flap-footed or ‘legless’ lizard, so called because it has completely lost its forelimbs but has a small scaly flap that is remnant of its hindlimbs. This slow moving nocturnal species is mostly terrestrial (lives on the land), although it has been recorded climbing the rough bark of wattles. When alarmed, the species will rear its head and fore body and flicks its tongue, possibly to mimic venomous snakes.

The Brigalow scaly-foot is a legless lizard that grows to approximately 6.3 inches. It is a heavy set lizard with a round snout, prominent ear openings, fairly large limb-flaps and a tail twice the length of the body. The body is grey to greyish brown in color and the base of the head is cream to pale brown. A distinctive black bar crosses the back side of the neck.

This species is endemic to Queensland and occurs mostly in the Queensland Brigalow Belt (QBB) bioregion, from Inglewood on the southern downs, north to Emerald and east to Gladstone. However, its distribution is highly fragmented due to large proportions of potential habitat being cleared throughout the species' range.

The Brigalow scaly-foot is found on sandstone ridges in woodlands and vine thickets, and in open forests and woodlands, especially ironbark, cypress pine, brigalow, bull oak, spotted gum and vine scrubs. Reports suggest it is a climber of small trees and it has been observed in Acacia falciformis trees on Boyne Island. Sandstone slabs, logs, dense leaf litter and grass tussocks in these habitats, provide shelter. 

Sap forms a major portion of the diet of both adults and juveniles. The species has been observed licking sap exuding from Acacia falciformis trunks on Boyne Island.

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Over countless millennia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have harnessed the tremendous potential of plants, ingeniously using them for medicines, nutrition, to express our culture and to develop innovative technologies. But as I learn more about First Peoples’ plant knowledge, I’m also better understanding the broader Australian community’s failure to recognise the depth and breadth of our expertise.

Aboriginal people, our culture and deep knowledges are often seen as “in the past”, fixed and stagnant. Damaging perceptions which cast us as lesser and posit us as a homogenous peoples [...] still abound. Such tropes deny our dynamic place in the present day [...]. I’ve listed five of my favourite Indigenous plants and the multiple ways Aboriginal people used them, and continue to do so. [...]

Spiny-headed mat-rush is a large tussocky plant found throughout southeastern Australia. The Wurundjeri people particularly favour this plant for weaving cultural items such as necklaces, headbands, girdles, baskets, mats and bags for carrying foods [...]. Its seeds are high in protein. They can be collected and pounded into a bread mix, with the core of the plant and the base of the leaves eaten as a vegetable. Many diverse Aboriginal peoples use the roots to treat bites and stings. The caterpillars of several butterflies, such as the Symmomus Skipper, also rely on this plant for food and habitat.

Aboriginal peoples from many diverse groups favour the fibrous kurrajong bark for making string for fishing lines, nets and bags, as well as body adornments such as headbands. Flowers turn to fruit in the form of leathery pods. These pods contain highly nutritious yellow seeds, which contain around 18% protein and 25% fat, and high levels of magnesium and zinc. [...]

Favouring dry conditions, black sheoak is native to Queensland, Tasmania, NSW and Victoria, and can grow up to eight metres high. It flowers in spring, with either rusty-brown spikes or red flowers that develop into cones. Its seeds are an important food source for many native birds, including parrots and cockatoos. Diverse groups of Aboriginal peoples use sheoaks for various purposes. The shoots and cones can be eaten, and sheoak wood can be used to fashion boomerangs, shields, clubs and other cultural implements because the wood is both strong and resists splitting and chipping. In fact, the earliest evidence of boomerangs, found in the Wyrie Swamp in South Australia, were made from various sheoak species, and were dated at 10,000 years old.

In summer, bulbine lily dies back to a dormant bulb, before re-shooting in late autumn. In spring, it displays vibrant yellow flowers. Bulbine lilies can be found in all states except Western Australia, growing wild in tandem with milkmaids and chocolate lilies in the few areas of Victoria’s undisturbed remnant vegetation. It’s considered the sweetest tasting of all edible root plants and is available year-round. You can find a plump, round, cream-coloured storage organ (a type of underground stem) under its stalk, which can be eaten after being roasted. Bulbine lily is also nutritious, a good source of calcium and iron.

There are around 30 types of wallaby grass in Australia. Native grasslands were once the most extensive habitat of Victoria’s western plains, but are now the most endangered plant community.

Grasslands provide food and habitat for a huge diversity of fauna, particularly birds, such as the peregrine falcon, whistling kite and Australian kestrels. Many animals, such as the legless lizard, little whip snake and fat-tailed dunnart, were once commonplace, but are now scarce in this endangered ecosystem.

Wallaby grass seeds make an excellent bread by pounding them into flour. The leaves and stem are also used to make cultural items, such as nets for fishing and hunting. It’s also incredibly hardy – highly tolerant to frost, heat and drought, and requiring no fertilisers and little water. And it makes an excellent lawn, controlling erosion and weeds.

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Headline, images, captions, and text published by: Zena Cumpston (Barkandji). “Food, tools and medicine: 5 native plants that illuminate deep Aboriginal knowledge.” The Conversation. 20 October 2020.

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We got a call-out for a Brownsnake caught in a wooden fence, ended up being this cutie, a Burton's legless lizard. Poor little think had a big meal in his belly and thus got himself jammed. Owners were happy to have him released in their garden :) #Brisbane #wildlife #leglesslizard #burtonsleglesslizard #BNE #lizard #lizardsofinstagram #reptilesofinstagram (at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpfvIj8nlWL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6dv27foyg1xc

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Burton's Legless Lizard - Lialis burtonis by Jono Dashper Wildlife Maryborough, Queensland, Australia Contact me on jono_dashper@hotmail.com for use of this image. https://flic.kr/p/2ndxGwW

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Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022 is a newly discovered species of skink from the Otway Ranges of south-west Victoria. It is restricted to this area and was discovered and formally named by the Snakeman Raymond Hoser in mid 2022. The specimen shown was busted out of a log in the middle of winter.

Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® Issue 59, published 15 August 2022 List of new taxa formally named. All species are Australian, unless otherwie indicated. All major papers are downloadable below the list.

New Genus Abbasaurum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Caudatenebrosus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Innocuascincus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Nocivi Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Ocellatalbum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) New Species Abbasaurum abba Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, East NSW) Abbasaurum bobbottomi Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, West Victoria) Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, SW Victoria) Anomalopus eungellaensis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Anomalopus woolfi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Antaresia kimberleyae Hoser, 2022. (West Kimberley Children's Python, Western Australia) Caudatenebrosus rosswellingtoni Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, Northern Territory) Coeranoscincus pailsei Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Coeranoscincus whybrowi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Cylindrophis (Cylindrophis) timorensis Hoser, 2022. (Timor Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Cylindrophis (Motteramus) floresensis Hoser, 2022. (Flores Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Ctenotus robertcooki Hoser, 2022. (Copper-tailed Skink, New England Region, NSW, Australia) Delma (Honlamopus) honlami Hoser, 2022. (Legless Lizard, South Australia) Ipsofactoscincus davemerceicai Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Litotescincus colinrayi Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus evanwhittoni Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus fiacummingae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus martinekae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Victoria) Ocellatalbum alexdudleyi Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum assangei Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum dannygoodwini Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Notocincus flecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus monodorsa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus whoa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Opacitascincus ugh Hoser, 2022. (Small burrowing skink, NW, WA) New Subspecies Caudatenebrosus fuscicaudis divergans Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus latusumbra Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus nigreopunctata Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus cracens dorsalux Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus pumilis piperlateralis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Notocincus flecka fereflecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink)

AJH Issue 59 Front cover.

Page two - contents.

Antaresia (Pythonidae), Taxonomy and Nomenclature: Fixing up errors and oversights including that Antaresia maculosa peninsularis Esquerre et al. 2021 is a junior synonym of A. maculosa brentonoloughani Hoser, 2003. ICZN Code Rule of Priority applies (Article 23). ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 3-9.

Two new species of Pipe Snake, Genus Cylindrophis (Squamata: Cylindrophiidae) from Timor and Flores, Indonesia. ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 10-12.

Delma honlami sp. nov.: A new species of Pygopodid legless lizard from South Australia (Squamata: Gekkota: Pygopodidae: Delma: Honlamopus). ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 13-16.

The Iconic Australian Copper-tailed Skink Ctenotus taeniolatus (White, 1790) split. A sign of severely under-estimated species diversity in Australia’s smaller lizards. ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 17-20.

The Australian skink genus Notoscincus Fuhn, 1969 revised!. ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 21-31.

Overlooked genera and species of Australian burrowing skink (Squamata:Scincidae).

Greater diversity of skink species in south-east Australia than previously realized: Carinascincus Wells and Wellington, 1985 sensu lato is further divided. ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 48-64.

All of AJH Issue 59, including covers in one big pdf file (64 pages).

All of the newly discovered and formally named genera and species in AJH Issue 59.

Full Zoobank listing of all species, genera, family and taxonomic works of the Snakeman Raymond Hoser as of 12 June 2022 (nearly 2,000 entities named, nearly 1,000 species and subspecies) (45 pages).

ICZN Case 3601 ... ICZN Ruled on 30 April 2021 that all published issues of Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® is validly published according to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature and also that all new names within are valid and have priority over later names.

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Delma honlami Hoser, 2022.

Hoser, R. T. 2022. Delma honlami sp. nov.: A new species of Pygopodid legless lizard from South Australia (Squamata: Gekkota: Pygopodidae: Delma: Honlamopus). Australasian Journal of Herpetology 59:13-16. Published 15 August 2022. LSIDURN:LSID:ZOOBANK.ORG:PUB:2F0F9DD7-F462-4392-8616-B6622B5F4109 RAYMOND T. HOSER LSIDurn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:F9D74EB5-CFB5-49A0-8C7C-9F993B8504AE ABSTRACT Hoser (2017) confi rmed the previously underestimated diversity of Australian Pygopodids by formally naming six new genera, two new subgenera and 13 new species. This was followed up with three more species in Hoser (2018). This paper formally names as a new species, a population until now treated as a geographically and morphologically divergent population of Delma (Honlamopus) inornata Kluge, 1974, from South Australia. Delma honlami sp. nov. is restricted to grasslands west of the lower Murray River, near Lake Alexandrina. It is most readily separated from D inornata of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and the closely related D. megleesae Hoser, 2017 of the Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales by the presence of a single pair of internasals, versus two pairs and a greyish, rather than brownish upper surface of the head. Keywords: Herpetology; taxonomy; nomenclature; Australia; South Australia; Delma; Honlamopus; inornata; megleesae; new species; honlami. Hard copies at: http://www.herp.net

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New species formally named this week (Aug 2022).

Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® Issue 59, published 15 August 2022 List of new taxa formally named. All species are Australian, unless otherwie indicated. All major papers are downloadable below the list.

New Genus Abbasaurum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Caudatenebrosus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Innocuascincus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Nocivi Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Ocellatalbum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) New Species Abbasaurum abba Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, East NSW) Abbasaurum bobbottomi Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, West Victoria) Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, SW Victoria) Anomalopus eungellaensis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Anomalopus woolfi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Antaresia kimberleyae Hoser, 2022. (West Kimberley Children's Python, Western Australia) Caudatenebrosus rosswellingtoni Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, Northern Territory) Coeranoscincus pailsei Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Coeranoscincus whybrowi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Cylindrophis (Cylindrophis) timorensis Hoser, 2022. (Timor Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Cylindrophis (Motteramus) floresensis Hoser, 2022. (Flores Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Ctenotus robertcooki Hoser, 2022. (Copper-tailed Skink, New England Region, NSW, Australia) Delma (Honlamopus) honlami Hoser, 2022. (Legless Lizard, South Australia) Ipsofactoscincus davemerceicai Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Litotescincus colinrayi Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus evanwhittoni Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus fiacummingae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus martinekae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Victoria) Ocellatalbum alexdudleyi Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum assangei Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum dannygoodwini Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Notocincus flecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus monodorsa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus whoa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Opacitascincus ugh Hoser, 2022. (Small burrowing skink, NW, WA) New Subspecies Caudatenebrosus fuscicaudis divergans Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus latusumbra Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus nigreopunctata Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus cracens dorsalux Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus pumilis piperlateralis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Notocincus flecka fereflecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink)

AJH Issue 59 Front cover.

Page two - contents.

Antaresia (Pythonidae), Taxonomy and Nomenclature: Fixing up errors and oversights including that Antaresia maculosa peninsularis Esquerre et al. 2021 is a junior synonym of A. maculosa brentonoloughani Hoser, 2003. ICZN Code Rule of Priority applies (Article 23). ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 3-9.

Two new species of Pipe Snake, Genus Cylindrophis (Squamata: Cylindrophiidae) from Timor and Flores, Indonesia. ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 10-12.

Delma honlami sp. nov.: A new species of Pygopodid legless lizard from South Australia (Squamata: Gekkota: Pygopodidae: Delma: Honlamopus). ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 13-16.

The Iconic Australian Copper-tailed Skink Ctenotus taeniolatus (White, 1790) split. A sign of severely under-estimated species diversity in Australia’s smaller lizards. ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 17-20.

The Australian skink genus Notoscincus Fuhn, 1969 revised!. ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 21-31.

Overlooked genera and species of Australian burrowing skink (Squamata:Scincidae).

Greater diversity of skink species in south-east Australia than previously realized: Carinascincus Wells and Wellington, 1985 sensu lato is further divided. ... Raymond T. Hoser, pp. 48-64.

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New species of reptiles in Australia and Indonesia

Australasian Journal of Herpetology ® Issue 59, published 15 August 2022 List of new taxa formally named. All species are Australian, unless otherwie indicated. All major papers are downloadable below the list.

New Genus Abbasaurum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Caudatenebrosus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Innocuascincus Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Nocivi Hoser, 2022. (Skink) Ocellatalbum Hoser, 2022. (Skink) New Species Abbasaurum abba Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, East NSW) Abbasaurum bobbottomi Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, West Victoria) Abbasaurum maxinehoserae Hoser, 2022. (Small skink, SW Victoria) Anomalopus eungellaensis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Anomalopus woolfi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Antaresia kimberleyae Hoser, 2022. (West Kimberley Children's Python, Western Australia) Caudatenebrosus rosswellingtoni Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, Northern Territory) Coeranoscincus pailsei Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Coeranoscincus whybrowi Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing Skink, FNE Queensland) Cylindrophis (Cylindrophis) timorensis Hoser, 2022. (Timor Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Cylindrophis (Motteramus) floresensis Hoser, 2022. (Flores Pipe Snake, Indonesia) Ctenotus robertcooki Hoser, 2022. (Copper-tailed Skink, New England Region, NSW, Australia) Delma (Honlamopus) honlami Hoser, 2022. (Legless Lizard, South Australia) Ipsofactoscincus davemerceicai Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, SE Queensland) Litotescincus colinrayi Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus evanwhittoni Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus fiacummingae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Tasmania) Litotescincus martinekae Hoser, 2022. (Small metallic skink, Victoria) Ocellatalbum alexdudleyi Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum assangei Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Ocellatalbum dannygoodwini Hoser, 2022. (Ocellated skink, Tasmania) Notocincus flecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus monodorsa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Notocincus whoa Hoser, 2022. (Small skink) Opacitascincus ugh Hoser, 2022. (Small burrowing skink, NW, WA) New Subspecies Caudatenebrosus fuscicaudis divergans Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus latusumbra Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Glaphyromorphus punctulatus nigreopunctata Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus cracens dorsalux Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Innocuascincus pumilis piperlateralis Hoser, 2022. (Burrowing skink, NE Queensland) Notocincus flecka fereflecka Hoser, 2022. (Small skink)