Tympanocryptis lineata

Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon, Lined Earless Dragon at suppressed

Tympanocryptis lineata at suppressed - 20 Feb 2013
Tympanocryptis lineata at suppressed - 20 Feb 2013
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Tympanocryptis lineata 17 Nov 2015 MichaelMulvaney

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3 comments

narelle wrote:
   3 Aug 2016
He's a sweet little one. I haven't seen one like him before
   3 Aug 2016
Unfortunately few people have seen this lizard with a global population of only a few hundred and all in grasslands of Canberra and Queanbeyan, with a further genetically distinct relative in the Cooma area. It's camouflage is amazing and is almost unspotable against a grassland background.
   3 Aug 2016
Michael, how good is your estimate of a few hundred. I have lost touch with the progress on the the captive breeding program at Canberra University. It is something that there should be more focus on. Geoff

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