Delma impar

4 Striped Legless-lizard at Pialligo, ACT

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Identification history

	Delma impar	29 Oct 2021	wombey
	Delma impar	29 Oct 2021	Gallpix

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3 comments

wombey wrote:

29 Oct 2021

Not much to go on but the body scales seem to have dark markings present in impar

WillO wrote:

30 Oct 2021

This is a very useful photograph showing predation on the legless lizard. I once saw a kestrel take a legless lizard out of Themeda grassland in the 2CY transmitter station paddock (near former CSIRO Wildlife at Gungahlin). I have also seen a photograph of a Kestral photographed in Canberra that could not fly because a D. inornata (Olive Legless Lizard) it had caught wrapped its long tail around the birds wing! From memory it had been taken to RSPCA. I am not yet convinced this is D. impar. I would like to see a clearer photograph of picture 2 (the photo that shows the body and not just the tail). When i enlarge that picture, after downloading it, it is too blurry to confirm whether there are markings like D. impar markings. Perhaps John was able to get a clearer view on his computer. Would you mind emailing that picture to me or reloading it at a higher resolution. Thanks Will.

Gallpix wrote:

30 Oct 2021

Thanks Will - this was identified by qualified naturalists on the Canberra Wildlife FB page and not by me. I originally thought it was a brown snake but was abruptly told no! I will send you the high res now. If you republish the image at all please credit me.

cheers
Graham

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Location information

Places Pialligo, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
26 Oct 2021 11:08 AM Recorded on
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Reptiles and Frogs Legless Lizards Gallpix Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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Alive / healthy Animal health

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Delma impar Scientific name
Striped Legless-lizard Common name
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Non-invasive or negligible
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