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"A newly reclassified species of lizard that is native to areas now
paved by Melbourne’s suburbs could become the first reptile on mainland
Australia to be declared extinct.
A taxonomic survey of the grassland earless dragon, published in the
Royal Society Open Science journal this week, discovered that the
species classified as Tympanocryptis pinguicolla was in fact four
species – one of which has not been seen since 1969."
Via Rasha Kamel.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
