Aprasia aurita

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Mallee worm-lizard
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Aprasia
Species:
A. aurita
Binomial name
Aprasia aurita
Kluge, 1974
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Aprasia aurita, also called the mallee worm-lizard or eared worm-lizard, is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family [1] endemic to Australia; [1] [2] and listed on Schedule 1 under the Commonwealth's Endangered Species Protection Act. It is also listed as "threatened" on Schedule 2 under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act. A. aurita was formerly found in the Woomelang and Ouyen areas of north-western Victoria. Due to human land use, it is now mostly found in 400 ha (990 acres) of Wathe State Wildlife Reserve, north-western Victoria. It has also been found in Cobbler Creek Recreation Park in South Australia and Mambray Creek Reserve. It inhabits tall shrubland and open heath, primarily mallee and other vegetation that has not been burnt for at least 40 years, Shelters under rotting logs, leaf litter and mallee root. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Clemann, N.; Robertson, P. (2017). "Aprasia aurita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T1920A79026130. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T1920A79026130.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Aprasia aurita at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 11 March 2019.
  3. Cogger, H. G.; Cameron, E. E.; Sadlier, R. A.; Eggler, P. (1993). The Action Plan for Australian Reptiles. Australian Nature Conservation Agency. ISBN   978-0-642-16803-0. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2019.