The earless prairie dragon has not been seen in the wild Australian grasslands since the time of man’s first landing on the moon.
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It is the result of years of research. Local authorities announced on Sunday June 25 that a small, endangered lizard has been spotted in Australia for the first time since 1969. Guardian And age. Earless Prairie Dragon (Tympanocryptis pingucolla) was rediscovered west of Melbourne (state of Victoria) in February, while experts feared it had disappeared in the wild. “It’s probably the most dangerous reptile in the world,” Juice Victoria director Jenny Gray said.
“We have people who have spent 30 years looking for this species, and I believe this is the pinnacle of our (species) conservation career.”, Gary Peterson, Head of Endangered Species at Zoo Victoria. For four months, scientists toured the site of the discovery, extracting 16 specimens of the species in the hope of encouraging their reproduction in a zoo and reintroduction into their natural habitat.
according toInternational Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Australian reptiles are increasingly threatened by invasive species and global warming. Aggressive stray cats kill hundreds of millions of people every year. An additional threat is the increasing intensity and frequency of bushfires in Australia.
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