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Adorned Delma

Delma torquata

Australia's Threatened Species Category

Vulnerable

Listed since: 3/07/2008

IUCN's Threatened Species Category

Least Concern

Listed since: 13/06/2017

Population trend: Unknown

Other names: Collared Delma

Priority species? Yes

The Australian government's Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2032 selected over 100 priority species derived from consultation with threatened species experts and the wider community. While all species are important, focusing on a limited number of species can help target effort and resources so that outcomes can be achieved, measured and shared.

Description

The Collared Delma is the smallest of the legless lizards. It is brown to reddish-brown in colour with large black banks across the head and nape interspaced with four cream-yellow stripes. It normally inhabits eucalupt dominated woodlands with suitable micro-habitats (exposed rocky outcrops).

Threats

The main threat identified to the Collared Delma is the loss or modification of habitat especially the removal or surface rocks as these rocks are critical habitat for this species. These small legless lizards stay within a very small area, possibly using the same rock for shelter.