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Striped Legless Lizard
Delma impar
Delma impar
Diurnal. Oviparous (egg laying) generally producing 2 eggs during spring/summer.
| Details | Description |
| Type | Reptile |
| Group | Lizard |
| Other Common Names | Many-lined Delma, Striped Snake-lizard |
| Identifying Characteristics | |
| Distinctive Markings | Pale grey-brown colour above, with a darker head. The underside is almost white in colour. This species has a pattern of light and dark bands running along its length. |
| Diet | Carnivore. Spiders, crickets, cicadas, caterpillars and moth larvae. |
| Habitat | Generally perennial lowland tussock grassland and some woodland. |
| Native Status | Native to Australia |
| Taxonomy | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Reptilia |
| Order | Squamata |
| Family | Pygopodidae |
| Genus | Delma |
| Species | impar |
Occurs in fragmented grassland areas in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and South Australia.
Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.
Source: Atlas of Living Australia
| Conservation Status | |
| DEPI Advisory List | Endangered |
| FFG Act | Listed as threatened |
| EPBC Act | Vulnerable |
| FFG Action Statement |
The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.
The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.
The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.
