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Aprasia
''Aprasia'' is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. The species in the genus ''Aprasia'' are worm-like, burrowing lizards. At least four of the species are oviparous. Species The genus ''Aprasia'' contains the following species: *'' Aprasia aurita'' – eared worm-lizard, mallee worm-lizard *'' Aprasia clairae'' *'' Aprasia haroldi'' – Shark Bay worm-lizard *'' Aprasia inaurita'' – mallee worm-lizard, red-tailed worm-lizard *'' Aprasia litorea'' – Gnaraloo worm-lizard *'' Aprasia parapulchella'' – granite worm-lizard, pink-tailed worm-lizard *'' Aprasia picturata'' *''Aprasia pseudopulchella'' – Flinders Ranges worm-lizard *'' Aprasia pulchella'' – pretty worm-lizard *''Aprasia repens'' – sedgelands worm-lizard *'' Aprasia rostrata'' – Exmouth worm-lizard, Hermite Island worm-lizard *'' Aprasia smithi'' – Zuytdorp worm-lizard *'' Aprasia striolata'' – striated worm-lizard *'' Aprasia wicherina'' – Wich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Parapulchella
''Aprasia'' is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. The species in the genus ''Aprasia'' are worm-like, burrowing lizards. At least four of the species are oviparous. Species The genus ''Aprasia'' contains the following species: *'' Aprasia aurita'' – eared worm-lizard, mallee worm-lizard *'' Aprasia clairae'' *'' Aprasia haroldi'' – Shark Bay worm-lizard *'' Aprasia inaurita'' – mallee worm-lizard, red-tailed worm-lizard *'' Aprasia litorea'' – Gnaraloo worm-lizard *'' Aprasia parapulchella'' – granite worm-lizard, pink-tailed worm-lizard *'' Aprasia picturata'' *''Aprasia pseudopulchella'' – Flinders Ranges worm-lizard *'' Aprasia pulchella'' – pretty worm-lizard *''Aprasia repens'' – sedgelands worm-lizard *'' Aprasia rostrata'' – Exmouth worm-lizard, Hermite Island worm-lizard *'' Aprasia smithi'' – Zuytdorp worm-lizard *'' Aprasia striolata'' – striated worm-lizard *'' Aprasia wicherina'' – Wich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Inaurita
The Mallee Worm-lizard (Aprasia inaurita), also known as the Pink-nosed Worm-lizard and the Red-tailed Worm-lizard, is a slender pygopid (legless lizard) species that is endemic to Australia, with recorded distribution across the four southern mainland states, although, its distribution is restricted in Western Australia and New South Wales.Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH). 2017. Mallee Worm-lizard profile. https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/threatenedspeciesapp/profile.aspx?id=10060 Description The Mallee Worm-lizard (''Aprasia inaurita'') is identifiable by its pale olive brown or greyish-brown colouring from above, a whitish underside, with a reddish-brown hue around the Mallee Worm-lizard’s head and neck and a distinguishably bright reddish-orange tail. The Mallee Worm-lizard also lacks an external ear opening and has very small black eyes, with the lack of an external ear opening being what distinguishes Aprasia inaurita with Aprasia aurita – the eared worm-li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pink-tailed Worm-lizard
The pink-tailed worm-lizard or granite worm-lizard (''Aprasia parapulchella'') is a rare legless lizard found in Australia. The animal looks like a combination of small snake and worm. Its total length is up to 14 cm. It has a pink tail and is white underneath. The head and neck are brown, and the rest of the top of the body is pale grey. Scales on the back each have a dark bar, giving the appearance of dots down the back. It is found on two hills near Tarcutta, Bathurst, New South Wales, Bendigo in Victoria, and along the sides of the Molonglo River and Murrumbidgee River and on Mount Taylor in the Australian Capital Territory. The lizards eat invertebrates that live under rocks. They can be found under rocks sized from 0.15 to 0.6 m. Their main diet is ant eggs, particularly from ''Iridomyrmex'' species and ''Rhytidoponera metallica''. Genetics ''Aprasia parapulchella'' cells have 42 chromosomes in the diploid state. Males of the species have a heteromorphic pair of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Smithi
The Zuytdorp worm-lizard (''Aprasia smithi''), also known commonly as Smith's legless lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''smithi'', is in honor of Australian herpetologist Lawrence Alec Smith (born 1944). Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Aprasia smithi'', p. 247). Geographic range ''A. smithi'' is found in the Australian state of Western Australia Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''A. smithi'' are grassland, and shrubland. Reproduction ''A smithi'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition''. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . * * Storr GM (1970). "''Aprasia smithi'' a New Worm-Lizard (Pygopodidae) from Western Australia". ''Western Australian Naturalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Pseudopulchella
The Flinders Ranges worm-lizard (''Aprasia pseudopulchella'') 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 Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Pygopodids of Australia Aprasia Reptiles described in 1974 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Haroldi
The Shark Bay worm-lizard (''Aprasia haroldi'') is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to the Shark Bay region in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... It is a limbless lizard found burrowing in loose soil in arid areas. References Aprasia Endemic fauna of Australia Pygopodids of Australia Reptiles of Western Australia Reptiles described in 1978 Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Rostrata
''Aprasia rostrata'', also known as the Hermite Island worm-lizard or Exmouth worm-lizard, 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 Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q5235339 Pygopodids of Australia Aprasia Reptiles described in 1956 Endemic fauna of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Repens
The sedgelands worm-lizard (''Aprasia repens'') 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 zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ... to Australia. References Pygopodids of Australia Aprasia Reptiles described in 1914 {{Gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Aurita
''Aprasia aurita'', also called the mallee worm-lizard or eared worm-lizard, is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family endemic to Australia; 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 of Wathe State Wildlife Reserve, north-western Victoria. It has also been found in Cobbler Creek Recreation Park in South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ... and Mambray Creek Reserve. It inhabits tall shrubland and open heath, primarily mallee and other vegetation that has not been burn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Pulchella
The pretty worm-lizard (''Aprasia pulchella'') 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 Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Pygopodids of Australia Aprasia Reptiles described in 1839 Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Picturata
''Aprasia picturata'' is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. It is 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 elsew ... to Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q6451891 Pygopodids of Australia Aprasia Reptiles described in 1999 Endemic fauna of Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aprasia Litorea
The Gnaraloo worm-lizard (''Aprasia litorea'') 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 Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References Pygopodids of Australia Aprasia Reptiles described in 2013 {{Gecko-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
