# Striped Legless Lizard

> Cite as: PLOT record e/striped-legless-lizard v1, compiled by PLOT (2026-07-01 to 2026-08-28), species summary

- **Address:** e/striped-legless-lizard (https://www.plot.eco/e/striped-legless-lizard)
- **Kind:** Species summary (compiled from the published claims listed)
- **Who said it:** Compiled by PLOT from the published claims listed
- **Period:** Claims cover 2026 (2 of 4 undated)
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): Its least-checked claim is reviewed. PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Scientific name:** Delma impar
- **Evidence shown:** Reviewed and from approved sources. 4 claims shown, all reviewed.

## What it is (2)

- **Australian Faunal Directory taxon:** https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c7327642-e36d-41d5-b884-59a0180780d2 (matched exactly; read from Atlas of Living Australia species record: Delma impar (Striped Legless Lizard); CC BY 4.0 (Australian Faunal Directory), attribution https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/c7327642-e36d-41d5-b884-59a0180780d2)
- **sprat:** 1649 (matched exactly; read from Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species))
- **vba:** 12159 (matched exactly; read from Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026))

#### Delma impar (Striped Legless Lizard) is listed as Endangered on Victoria's Threatened List under the FFG Act.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/H57R-JB v1, Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria) (2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31), reported by source

- **Address:** c/H57R-JB, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/H57R-JB)
- **Value:** Endangered (Conservation listing status)
- **About:** Striped Legless Lizard
- **Kind:** Reported by source
- **Who said it:** Legal register
- **Period:** 2026-07-01 to 2026-07-31
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026) (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)), Threatened taxa!A585:E585 (Taxon ID, Scientific Name, Common Name, Extinction Risk, Category of Threat)
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/SJ83-5X?snippet=efaa8d02-58ce-422a-a708-b838697b7899>
- **Editions:** ala-additions-2
- **How we found this:** not recorded
- **Section:** placed by rule: a listing status

#### The Striped Legless Lizard is listed as Vulnerable under the EPBC Act.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/8E5M-ZA v1, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (2026-08-28 to 2026-08-28), reported by source

- **Address:** c/8E5M-ZA, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/8E5M-ZA)
- **Value:** Vulnerable (Conservation listing status)
- **About:** Striped Legless Lizard
- **Kind:** Reported by source
- **Who said it:** Legal register
- **Period:** 2026-08-28 to 2026-08-28
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species) (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water), Sheet1!A640:D640 (Scientific Name, Common Name, Current Scientific Name, Threatened status) <https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/ae652011-f39e-4c6c-91b8-1dc2d2dfee8f/resource/78401dce-1f40-49d3-92c4-3713d6e34974/download/20260828spcs.csv>
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/TTFR-Y5?snippet=da8e79cc-423a-4167-a063-b7e32855d268>
- **Editions:** ala-additions-2
- **How we found this:** not recorded
- **Section:** placed by rule: a listing status

## Where it's recorded (2)

#### The referral guidelines say the Striped Legless Lizard also inhabits grassy woodlands.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/CR3C-VV v1, Australian Government DCCEEW (undated), reported association

- **Address:** c/CR3C-VV, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/CR3C-VV)
- **About:** Striped Legless Lizard → Woodland
- **Kind:** Reported association
- **Who said it:** Reported by government
- **Period:** undated
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** EPBC Act referral guidelines for the vulnerable striped legless lizard, Delma impar (Australian Government DCCEEW), p. 8, Habitat (PDF p. 8) <https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/striped-legless-lizard-referral-guidelines.pdf>
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/XE6J-S5?snippet=315f9706-9eb1-47f1-92e4-eadf11b7b770>
- **Editions:** national-recovery-plans
- **How we found this:** not recorded
- **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "lives_in": where it is found

#### The referral guidelines say the Striped Legless Lizard is restricted to temperate grassland habitats and inhabits lowland native grasslands, including grasslands with introduced grasses.

> Cite as: PLOT record c/N3Q5-QB v1, Australian Government DCCEEW (undated), reported association

- **Address:** c/N3Q5-QB, version 1 of 1 (https://www.plot.eco/c/N3Q5-QB)
- **About:** Striped Legless Lizard → Grassland
- **Kind:** Reported association
- **Who said it:** Reported by government
- **Period:** undated
- **Checked:** Reviewed (step 3 of 4): PLOT checked the claim against its source. This is not independent verification. Checked by a person.
- **Open questions:** None open
- **Source:** EPBC Act referral guidelines for the vulnerable striped legless lizard, Delma impar (Australian Government DCCEEW), p. 8, Habitat (PDF p. 8) <https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/striped-legless-lizard-referral-guidelines.pdf>
- **The snippet in PLOT:** <https://www.plot.eco/s/XE6J-S5?snippet=c7a6487f-d26f-4f6f-8732-ec6fb4cff7d3>
- **Editions:** national-recovery-plans
- **How we found this:** not recorded
- **Section:** placed by rule: relationship "lives_in": where it is found

## Condition and trend (0)

## Pressures (0)

## NextSteps (0)
- No NextSteps published.

## Sources (3)
- EPBC Act referral guidelines for the vulnerable striped legless lizard, Delma impar (Australian Government DCCEEW): 2 claims
- Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 Threatened List (July 2026) (Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Victoria)): 1 claim
- Threatened Species State Lists, 28 August 2026 (EPBC Act listed threatened species) (Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water): 1 claim

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Cite as: PLOT record e/striped-legless-lizard v1, compiled by PLOT (2026-07-01 to 2026-08-28), species summary
