Examples of Bendigo's Threatened Fauna
- Barking Owl
- Brushtail Phascogale (Tuan)
- Common Dunnart
- Painted Honeyeater
- Pink-tail Worm-lizard
- Powerful Owl
- Regent Honeyeater
- Striped Legless Lizard
- Swift Parrot
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Ninox connivens
Distribution
The distribution and abundance of the Striped Legless Lizard are poorly documented (Robertson 1987)
since the species is very rarely seen. Its distribution appears to be centered in Victoria, with
isolated records from around Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory and from Bool Lagoon
in South Australia.
Most recent sightings have been in near-urban areas west and north of Melbourne, and near
Cressy in the Western District. The species is known to have occurred recently in grasslands
around Portland, Hamilton, Creswick and to the north of Horsham, but surveys have not yet been
undertaken in these areas.
Early reports indicate that it was also recorded from the Yea area in grassy woodland. The paucity
of records outside the greater Melbourne area may reflect a low search effort rather than the absence
or rarity of the species there (Coulson 1990).
While it has been reported that the Striped Legless Lizard inhabits woodlands as well as grasslands
(Jenkins & Bartell 1980), recent surveys indicate that it is generally found in perennial lowland
tussock grasslands with year-round cover (Coulson 1990).