Species Aprasia parapulchella Kluge, 1974
Pink-tailed Legless Lizard, Pink-tailed Worm-lizard
- Aprasia parapulchella Kluge, A.G. 1974. A taxonomic revision of the lizard family Pygopodidae. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 147: 1-221 [53, figs 22-23].
Type data:
Holotype WAM R41231, Coppins Crossing, Molonglo River, ACT.
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Ecological Descriptors
Fossorial, nocturnal, open forest, oviparous.
General References
Ellis, R.J., Doughty, P. & Bauer, A.M. 2018. An annotated type catalogue of the geckos and pygopods (Squamata: Gekkota: Carphodactylidae, Diplodactylidae, Gekkonidae, Pygopodidae) in the collection of the Western Australian Museum. Records of the Western Australian Museum 33(51–94) [84]
Jenkins, R.W.G. & Bartell, R.J. 1980. A Field Guide to Reptiles of the Australian High Country. Melbourne : Inkata Press 187 pp. (natural history)
Common Name References
CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Pink-tailed Legless Lizard)
History of changes
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07-Feb-2024 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |