NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Granite Worm-lizard
Aprasia parapulchella Kluge, 1974
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The pink-tailed worm-lizard or granite worm-lizard (Aprasia parapulchella) is a rare legless lizard found in Australia. The animal looks like a combination of small snake and worm. Its total length is up to 14 cm. It has a pink tail and is white underneath. The head and neck are brown, and the rest of the top of the body is pale grey. Scales on the back each have a dark bar, giving the appearance of dots down the back. It is found on two hills near Tarcutta, Bathurst, New South Wales, Bendigo in Victoria, and along the sides of the Molonglo River and Murrumbidgee River and on Mount Taylor in the Australian Capital Territory. The lizards eat invertebrates that live under rocks. They can be found under rocks sized from 0.15 to 0.6 m.
Their main diet is ant eggs, particularly from Iridomyrmex species and Rhytidoponera metallica.
Wikipedia contributors, Pink-tailed worm-lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:40:00.962324+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Aprasia parapulchella Kluge, 1974
- Name authority
- Kluge, 1974
- Common name
- Granite Worm-lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Pygopodidae
- Genus
- Aprasia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderGekkota
- familyPygopodidae
- genusAprasia
- speciesAprasia parapulchella Kluge, 1974
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Aprasia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eared Worm-lizardAprasia aurita Kluge, 1974 | PygopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mallee Worm-lizardAprasia inaurita Kluge, 1974 | PygopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Aprasia picturata Smith & Henry, 1999 | PygopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Flinders Ranges Worm-lizardAprasia pseudopulchella Kluge, 1974 | PygopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sedgelands Worm-lizardAprasia repens (Fry, 1914) | PygopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Zuytdorp Worm-lizardAprasia smithi Storr, 1970 | PygopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wicherina Worm LizardAprasia wicherina Maryan, Adams & Aplin, 2015 | PygopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shark Bay Worm-lizardAprasia haroldi Storr, 1978 | PygopodidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Aprasia&species=parapulchella Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:682QL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.