Aprasia parapulchella

Pink-tailed Worm-lizard at Coree, ACT

Aprasia parapulchella at Coree, ACT - 6 Apr 2023
Aprasia parapulchella at Coree, ACT - 6 Apr 2023
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Aprasia parapulchella 14 Apr 2023 wombey
Aprasia parapulchella 14 Apr 2023 CarbonAI
Aprasia parapulchella 14 Apr 2023 AndyRoo

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Significant sighting

14 Apr 2023

First record of the nationally vulnerable Pink-tailed Worm-lizard colonising the scrape and sow restoration site, within the Ginninderry Conservation Area - well done Ginninderry team

User's notes

Found under brick in native grassy monitoring scrape. Location GPSed. Shed skin? Clutch pencil is 143mm long and max body thickness is 8mm. Estimate length >300mm. Judging by scale pattern, number of rows of mid-body scales and what looks like tail tip at centre left in close up image Pink-tailed Worm-lizard is my best guess. My other other guess would be Striped Legless Lizard.

2 comments

JasonC wrote:
   14 Apr 2023
Important record of first PTWL colonising our scrape and sow restoration site.
AndyRoo wrote:
   14 Apr 2023
Thanks Jason and Michael. Credit for the find is Jessica's, or possibly Bridie's or Violet's, during our FOG visit last Thursday?

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