The Victorian grassland earless dragon may well be the first lizard species driven to extinction on Australia's mainland. Source: Atlas of Living Australia. The diet of the Grassland Earless Dragon is known, and the influence of diet and food availability on distribution and habitat use is understood. Victorian grassland earless dragon: Tympanocryptis pinguicolla - Mitchell, 1948: Pronunciation TIM-pan-oh-KRIP-tiss PING-gwuh-KOHL-ah Etymology Tympanocryptis: 'hidden ear'. The diet of the Grassland Earless Dragon is known, and the influence of diet and food availability on distribution and habitat use is understood. Photographer : John Wombey . The grassland earless dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla) is a habitat specialist restricted to the highly fragmented native temperate grasslands of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and nearby New South Wales (NSW).

Invertebrates. When Active. Environment ACT, Canberra. Libraries and tags. Other names Tympanocryptis lineata pinguicolla Snout-to-vent length. Eastern Lined Earless Dragon (Tympanocryptis pinguicolla): An endangered species. It has three thin white lines running from the neck, along the body and down the tail. 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. Embed Image. $70,000 Create activations at our zoos and online that aim to increase community care and knowledge of the species and generate support for the conservation projects. Embed Add to Album. In Victoria, this species is restricted to the Western Basalt Grassland community. To embed this image on your own website, please copy and paste the following code.
Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar): A vulnerable species.

The interactions of Grassland Earless Dragons with burrow forming/using arthropods, and the influence of these interactions on distribution and habitat use, are understood. We provide a comprehensive taxonomic review of this group, integrating multiple lines of evidence, including phylogeography (mtDNA), phylogenomics (SNPs), external morphology and micro X-ray CT scans. Temperate Montane Grasslands

Diurnal. Description Distribution Natural history Conservation Further information More photos .). DI1996-29 Nature Conservation Act 1980, under the former name Eastern Lined Earless Dragon Tympanocryptis lineata pinguicolla). (1997c). The Grassland Earless Dragon is a small dragon, with a maximum adult head and body length of around 7 cm, and a maximum overall length of 16 cm. Natural temperate grassland: An endangered ecological community. Zoos Victoria has been actively searching for the dragon since 2017 and is committed to continuing the quest. The Grassland Earless Dragon lays 3-6 eggs in a burrow in late spring or early summer. Conservation Statuses. The interactions of Grassland Earless Dragons with burrow forming/using arthropods, and the influence of these interactions on distribution and habitat use, are understood. The plan for recovery. Grassland earless dragon The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia. Tympanocryptis houstoni Storr, 1982 – Houston's earless dragon; Tympanocryptis intima F. Mitchell, 1948 – gibber earless dragon; Tympanocryptis lineata W. Peters, 1863 – lined earless dragon or Canberra grassland earless dragon (Canberra population previously part of T. pinguicolla) Tympanocryptis macra Storr, 1982 – savannah earless dragon