Flinders Ranges worm-lizard

The Flinders Ranges worm-lizard (Aprasia pseudopulchella) is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to the state of South Australia. The name derives from the Flinders Ranges.[3][1]

Flinders Ranges worm-lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Aprasia
Species:
A. pseudopulchella
Binomial name
Aprasia pseudopulchella
Kluge, 1974

Eytmology

The name derives from the Greek pseudo, meaning "false", prefixing the name of another species, Aprasia pulchella. Described by A. G. Kluge, the lizard has a more distant evolutionary relationship relative to that of Aprasia parapulchella.[3]

Distribution

The Flinders Ranges worm-lizard is found in both the North and South Flinders Ranges, with no differences between the samples found in each location in 1974.[3]

Description

The lizard is legless. There is no difference between the males and females of the species.[3]

Conservation status

Since 16 July 2000 and as of August 2023, the Flinders Ranges worm-lizard is listed as Vulnerable under the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act).[1] A study published in Biological Conservation in March 2023 listed 23 species which the authors considered to no longer meet the criteria as threatened species under the EPBC Act, including the Flinders Ranges worm-lizard. The reason for the assessment was "Populations now stable".[4][5]

References
  1. "Aprasia pseudopulchella — Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard". Species Profile and Threats Database. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Australian Government. 2023. Archived from the original on 25 August 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023. Text may have been copied from this source, which is available under a Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU) licence.
  2. Fenner, A.; Hutchinson, M.; McDonald, P.; Robertson, P. (2018). "Aprasia pseudopulchella". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T1921A101742775. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T1921A101742775.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. Aprasia pseudopulchella at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  4. Woinarski, John C.Z.; Garnett, Stephen T.; et al. (2023). "Lights at the end of the tunnel: The incidence and characteristics of recovery for Australian threatened animals". Biological Conservation. Elsevier BV. 279: 109946. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109946. ISSN 0006-3207.
  5. "Researchers find 26 Australian species recovered from the brink of extinction". ABC News. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.


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