Tympanocryptis lineata
Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon, Lined Earless Dragon at suppressed
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| Tympanocryptis lineata | MichaelMulvaney | 17 Nov 2015 |
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3 comments
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
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
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- ACT Most Wanted! Reptiles and Frogs Dragons EmmaCook Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr ACT threatened species! Tympanocryptis lineata
Species information
- Tympanocryptis lineata Scientific name
- Canberra Grassland Earless Dragon, Lined Earless Dragon Common name
- Highly Sensitive
- Critically endangered *
- Non-invasive or negligible
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Synonyms
Tympanocryptis pinguicolla
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