Following several cancelled attempts due to the COVID-19 pandemic and weather conditions, we were delighted to finally host our Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard Crawl earlier this week!

This community participation event harnessed the support of our members, who assisted with the preparation of survey plots across our 85-hectare Tiliqua Nature Reserve. Tiliqua is dedicated to protecting the Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard (Tiliqua adelaidensis), which was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered near Burra in 1992.

Our Science and Knowledge team are undertaking a survey of the local Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard population in October, and the efforts of our members provided valuable support in preparing for this mammoth survey of a tiny lizard.

Following the morning's hard work, members were treated to lunch in the shade of a large tree near the old shearing shed; then, it was back up the hill to hear from Dr. Lucy Clive about the Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard.

Dr. Lucy Clive is Nature Foundation's Acting Science and Knowledge Manager and received her PhD for her studies into the Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard. She is a wealth of information regarding this extraordinary species, and the group loved hearing about the little skink's rediscovery, unique behaviours, and how we are helping to support it through habitat protection and development.

You can view some photos from the day on our Facebook Page here.

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Photo credit: Shawn Scott

The project is funded by the Landscape Board Levy delivered on behalf of the Northern & Yorke Landscape Board.