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Legless Lizard, Single Striped Delma
Delma labialis
Family :"Legless Lizards"
 Pygopodidae
Description :Vulnerable. Body 10cm, tail 4 times longer than body, snout rounded. Grey to reddish brown, pale vertical bars on face and neck with a thin dark line along each side of tail. Legless lizards are closely related to geckos.
Typical Habitat :Open forest. Legless lizards are only found in Australia and New Guinea.
Distribution :Rollingstone to Bowen.
Introduced :No
Seen North Qld :  Yes
EPBC :Vulnerable
NCA :Vulnerable

      Additional info ..locations seen (6)  ..    
      EPBC = Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (Commonwealth)
      NCA  = Nature Conservation Act (Queensland) 

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