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Barker has or used to have 48 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizard.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizard

Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizard

Tiliqua adelaidensis

Status: Endangered

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Tiliqua adelaidensis is found across 2 electorates.

The Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizard is a grey, grey-brown or orange-brown reptile that grows to a total length of less than 20 cm. It has pale flanks, body, limbs and tail with scattered darker spots and blotches mixed with paler scales, a white/cream belly, scales with pale brown margins, and short limbs. On average, adult males have wider heads but are shorter than females. The Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizard is the smallest of the genus Tiliqua and, unlike the other members of the genus, it has a pink tongue.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradationHabitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

PollutionPollution

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Barker has or used to have 54 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Pygmy Blue-tongue Lizard but they're just as important.

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