Always keep locations secret. I actually cringe when I see people answering queries on locations. It's a pity that this has to be the case but what's described in the article has always been the same ever since I started looking at herps back in the 60's. Over the years I've seen countless pristine locations absolutely decimated by collectors and those wishing to photograph specific species. I can't recall the number of times over the years I've gone to an area to have a look around and/or to do field work and instead ended up spending the day putting flipped rocks and logs back into their original position.
Aprasia would not be targeted by poachers.
I'm not so sure about that Nick? It's surprising what people want and the measures some will take to obtain them. I'm sure you're aware that there is a lucrative black market, both here and offshore, for species of Aussie herps that are classified as endangered and not readily available. This would include Aprasia parapulchella.
In fact, anybody collecting reptiles without the appropriate permit is a poacher. Doesn't matter if they are removing them for private collections or financial gain. Hobbyists, dealers or smugglers...if they are removing animals from the wild without authority...it's poaching.
Cheers.
Aprasia are tiny and wormlike lizards that live under rocks. They are exclusively fossorial and would not make interesting captives, and to top it off they require active ant colonies to survive. I heavily doubt anyone would go about taking them for hobby purposes or even for the 'black market'.
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