Aprasia aurita

Taxobox
name = Aprasia aurita


status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Pygopodidae
genus = "Aprasia"
species = "A. aurita"
binomial = "Aprasia aurita"
binomial_authority = Kluge, 1974
synonyms =

"Aprasia aurita" (Mallee Worm-lizard) is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family.It is 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 area of north-western Victoria. Due to human land use it is now mostly found in convert|400|ha|acre 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. [cite book | url=http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/publications/action/reptiles/6.html | title=The Action Plan for Australian Reptiles | publisher = Australian Nature Conservation Agency | year = 1993 | author = H G Cogger, E E Cameron, R A Sadlier, P Eggler | isbn = 0-642-16803-2]

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References

* Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/1920/all Aprasia aurita] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 28 July 2007.