
Worm-Lizards
Aprasia
Aprasia is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus is endemic to Australia. The species in the genus Aprasia are worm-like, burrowing lizards. At least four of the species are oviparous.
14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species

Striated Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia striolata

Sedgelands Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia repens

Granite Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia parapulchella

Pretty Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia pulchella

Mallee Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia inaurita

Flinders Ranges Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia pseudopulchella

Batavia Coast Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia clairae

Eared Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia aurita

Black-tipped Worm-Lizard
speciesAprasia smithi

Shark Bay Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia haroldi

Wicherina Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia wicherina

Gnaraloo Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia litorea

Ningaloo Worm-Lizard
speciesAprasia rostrata
Black-headed Worm-lizard
speciesAprasia picturata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 36949.