Thank you to our passionate members and volunteers who assisted with the recent Pygmy Bluetongue Lizard Crawl at our Tiliqua Nature Reserve.

Tiliqua Nature Reserve plays an important role as home to a population of endangered Pygmy Bluetongue Lizards (Tiliqua adelaidensis) and our lizard crawls play a critical role in preparing for regular surveys to monitor the status of this precious skink.

Over the past year we have partnered with the Pygmy Bluetongue Recovery Team, and this relationship has been pivotal in establishing uniform survey methods for various populations. Our Science and Knowledge Program Officer, Dr Lucy Clive, was responsible for formulating a population monitoring protocol which has now been applied to conduct survey estimates on numerous sites and has been adopted by the Pygmy Bluetongue Recovery Team as best practice. Together with the Recovery Team we have compiled known Pygmy Bluetongue records and are now in the process of implementing the protocol across more sites to formulate a comprehensive population estimate.



The lizard crawl and survey are a valuable component of this process, and we are grateful for the support of all those involved.

Photos: Bill Doyle.