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The Makuta are from BIONICLE, a species that could use the 42 powers of Kraata. They were first made by Mata Nui and were designed to create Rahkshi. After a while, they came to have a more elite role than other creatures. After imprisoning the Barraki, the thought of world domination came to the mind of Teridax, the lieutenant of their leader, Miserix. He betrayed him and took the leading role. They evolved to a state at which they can take over any spiritless body, or a robot. They had many powers, and came to believe that they were invincible. They even betrayed Mata Nui himself and planned to let Teridax take over his body. They killed all who wouldn't support that plan, leaving only a few alive. They started many wars and killed many innocent people.
Eventually, Mata Nui awoke, and Teridax took over his body. At the mission to do so, the Makuta in Karda Nui were all killed by an energy storm created by the heart energy of the great spirit's body in Karda Nui. The surviving Makuta were slaughtered when Teridax destroyed their base and sunk their island.
Teridax was in control of the entire Matoran universe until Mata Nui managed to destroy him and free the inhabitants. Only Miserix, the former leader of the Makuta, and a good version of Teridax from an alternate reality are left alive, although the status of the pool of Antidermis from which the Makuta originated is unknown, and some Rahkshi survived and have become wild.

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Thin privilege in the Disney Store
This past weekend, I was in the huge Disney Store in Times Square, NYC. I was buying a present for my daughter in the children's section (more like an entire floor!) when I overheard a family talking. The mother & father had two beautiful little girls, I'm guessing about 5 & 7, both of whom were very excited about being allowed to choose a dress to take home. The younger girl trotted right over & picked out an absolutely beautiful Rapunzel wedding dress. I ended up buying the same dress for my daughter because it was just so lovely. Upon seeing this, the older girl decided she wanted the same one too - but after looking through the rack, her mother gently told her that her size was unavailable.
"That's OK, (sister) got that one, so I should get something different anyway."
Belle was the next choice. Again, unavailable. Ariel, Cinderella, Aurora… all unavailable. Frustrated, her father asked an employee if any of the dresses were available in a size 14.
"Sorry, sir, the little girl dresses only go up to a 10."
My heart broke for this little girl. There would be no dress for her because, according to Disney, little girls bigger than a size 10 don't get to be princesses. We can't have fat little girls thinking they're beautiful, special, or worthy of the same treatment as thin little girls, can we?
As the family walked around the store, the younger daughter had her dress, with matching shoes, tiara, and wand. The older daughter had a backpack, an umbrella, a tiara, and a Minnie playset. They were in line to check out when the older girl noticed two other girls get in line, both of whom were holding the same dress she had wanted to have and had been unable to. She started to cry.
"I know you're disappointed, honey, but we all feel disappointed sometimes. Be a big girl now and we'll talk about it later."
The crying turned into sobbing.
"We've talked about how we behave when we're out. This is your warning. If you don't stop behaving this way, you'll have to leave the store without buying anything today."
Of course, the kid couldn't stop. I have never seen parents actually follow through with this sort of threat before, and I'm still not sure whether I feel tremendous respect or tremendous animosity for these people, but when they got up to the register and the little girl was still crying, they actually gave her items to the cashier to put away and only purchased the outfit for the younger daughter.
My concern is that the little girl will feel that she's being punished for being fat, both by her parents and by Disney.
(Incidentally, when choosing a T-shirt for myself, I got to select from the shirts that were nicely hung up on hangers. When choosing one for my mom, I had to select from the shirts that were rolled up and tossed in bins underneath the hanging shirts - because only shirts in size XL and smaller are worthy of hangers.)


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The Tech Minimalist Speaks Out: A Home Theater Rant
Like many of you, I consider myself quite the tech minimalist when it comes to electronics and gizmos. And like many of you, I've come to truly hate the current work flow and experience of setting up, watching, and enjoying the modern home theater. Come. Take a break from what you're doing for now and join me on this short little rant on the importance of good user experience (and how the majority of home theater tech companies out there still simply don't "get it").
Personally, I feel the blame shouldn't fall on the consumers' frustrations for having to deal with these unintuitive user interfaces and impossible to follow wiring diagrams from pro-sumer sites. It's the traditional in-the-box thinking of many companies who continue to fail miserably at delivering a truly rewarding movie watching experience without all the hassles and headaches that come with it.
For the most part, there is a large percentage of companies out there who continue to crank out hardware without much thought of the user in mind. It's quite the technology-centered approach. They tend to work with an A -> C formula in mind. A) We got a great idea! B) And look! It's supported by trends! C) Let's build it before everyone else does!
The end result? We get an army of hardware devices plagued by unintuitive menus and the home theater "experience" itself becomes an afterthought.
Let's take the idea of a home theater rack, for example. I, the tech minimalist, find this concept extremely backwards and absurd. Why would I want to switch from box to box, tweak individual settings, and feel inclined to buy a "universal remote" to "make things easier." Can't there be just a single interface for me to deal with. I just want to watch a Blu-Ray film. This is stupid.
This is probably why I don't find new concepts like Boxee's Box very appealing. Don't get me wrong, I like the Boxee software. Really, I do. I've even installed it on my PC and it's probably the slickest interface I've ever dealt with.
However, my desktop PC is located on my desk. My laptop needs to come with me everyday to work. And my home theater is situated over 100 feet away in the living room. Since wireless-HDMI is no where near affordable right now, Boxee remains forever stuck on my PC, unless I buy a Dell Zino HD or the Boxee box and throw it somewhere behind my TV. Again, this idea of purchasing yet another box to do something I need to do is nonsense. It's a waste of plastic. I don't want more hardware.
But rants are generally useless by themselves, so I've gone ahead and proposed a few solutions. How about we remove this whole attachment issue with the set top paradigm and shift it to something more convenient for the consumer? Say, like building a wireless remote controller that does everything and have a single box as a receiver? Let the screen breathe for once. Something like what the Asus EEE Keyboard (to be released later next year). That's some good stuff right there.
Finally, what about the direction of localized home media? Even though we're slowly trending to the centralized media server hub, what about backup? Once everything goes digital, shouldn't we all have a consumer-friendly and affordable backup solution for all of our media? I mean, even though it's just 0's and 1's - it's an essential part of our identity. Losing all of our photos and videos can be a horrifying experience. Why not take it mainstream and create a solution that's reliable (... unlike Time Machine), intuitive (...unlike Windows Home Server), and affordable (... unlike Drobo's NAS)? Can someone please get it right?
All in all, I'm not very happy. But as a designer, I don't believe I ever will be, so I'll end my rant here and open it up to you guys. What are your thoughts on the current scene of home theater entertainment? Share your thoughts below. I really want to hear them!
Note: This post is solely the opinion of the author. It is presented as humorous observation and does not imply any bias or bigotry. That said, feel free to agree or disagree!
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Pretty pathetic rant. Sorry.
Suck it up and get a good universal remote and then your system will be easy to use.
If you can't do it yourself, hire a pro.
I'm not saying that the current system is very easy, but few things in life are. As with most things, you need to either invest your time or invest your money to get results.
Why not just get a computer to run something like XBMC, or Plex with a universal remote.
I have a very simple home theater, including my TV, Cable Box, Receiver, and Mac Mini, with a few gaming stations (PS3 and Wii).
I use a logitech harmony remote to switch between them. And really it's just 1 button to switch from watching TV to playing PS3.
All my movies are stored on my Mac Mini, and using plex media server on my home computer, my Mini (in the Plex app) see's my iPhoto and iTunes - with updates, so I don't need to carry data over my network.
Seems easy enough.
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This is why I just experience all media on my iPhone.
I'm with everyone else. The blame for your difficult experience lies solely within your ineptitude, sorry. I have an HTPC system in my bedroom that is beautifully elegant in its simplicity.
I have my main my laptop on my desk in my living room. I also have a 3 TB drive hooked up to my Airport Extreme router out there. I wired ethernet cable from the living room to the bedroom (hidden of course), which is plugged into my Mac Mini. The Mac Mini is plugged into a 42" LCD TV via a DVI to HDMI cable. With this simple setup, I run Plex, which is controlled entirely with a Harmony 550 universal remote.
Long story short, I can stream everything in a beautifully organized manner from my network drive. I press one button when I want to watch TV, I can turn on and off my lights with another button on the remote, and I can watch things on Plex with another button. It doesn't get much simpler than that.
Incidentally, Plex has a built in media server which, yes, lets me play all my videos, music, and photos from my laptop on my bedroom TV (like you wanted). On another side note, my laptop is wired via a hidden optical cable to my main two channel stereo setup in my living room, and it can be controlled from anywhere in the house with my iPhone.
If you get just a tiny bit creative, read just a little bit, and expand your own knowledge about technology, you can create an extremely clean setup without breaking the bank and can thus avoid ignorant rants like this in the future.
Hey all,
I appreciate the in-depth feedback from everyone. Just a few points: The article wasn't to bash on people who have figured out a seamless way to integrate their current home theater setup using multiple set-top devices (I'm guilty of having one too many myself) or those who have realized the excellent functionality of a universal remote. It was to stimulate discussion about the topic of seamless minimalism achieved through creative means (and @owlicks has done a great job illustrating this point exactly).
Again, it's not about ineptitude or how tech-savvy you are. It's about creating an excellent user experience at home. A great alternative workaround is what we're here for. So cheers for reading and I would love to read more feedback on the creative solutions you guys have come up with!
I completely agree with Anthony. If you can't reduce the issues to a few elegant terms, it means that you don't understand the problem well enough.
In this case, it's not that they CAN'T do it, but instead, aren't legally allowed. Patents owned by the diaspora of company prevent the kind of consolidation that is required in visual media.
btw, I find it ironic: write an anti-tech rant, and all the gadget guys run to the defense.
P.S. -- Sorry if my rant came off as douchy, perhaps I shouldn't post before I've had my coffee. I appreciate your level-head response @anthonyn.
I stream everything from my nas\desktop PC to an XBMC xbox in my leving room or via a wifi bridge in the bead room. If you want HD pick up one of these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883103228&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-Desktop PC-_-Acer America-_-83103228
it will play HD video and is quit but not as cheap as an old $50 xbox.
These all run off of remotes and take some tech expertise to set up but there are some good tutorials out there on how to set them up. But they changed how i video media, I love my set up.
i am thinking erect a wall. all the stuff is behind the wall / server closet.
this is better than a closet because you can get to it. not seen examples but i think it would be cool.
i like rants. we need more of them
Funny you mention that matthew -- my ultimate goal IS to just have a server closet. That way you can combine all the stuff you really need: NAS drives, HTPC, cable boxes, audio devices, etc and control it all with a universal RF remote. My end goal really is to just have TVs with on screen controls and no other visible devices. The whole idea is pretty feasible with off the shelf components right now, would just be a bit of a pain to run wiring.
I think Anthony is on point. Consumer Electronics (CE) companies generally suck at user interface design. They haven't really progressed dramatically since the introduction of the on-screen programming for VCR's.
While there are notable exceptions (TiVo) even the more advanced features of set-top boxes are beyond the grasp of the non tech-savy individuals they most frequently service.
Non traditional CEs such as computer manufacturers are dipping their toe's into the water, but they generally lack the industrial design talent of the classic consumer manufacturers. That is to say, generally the products they produce look like ugly computer boxes.
Nirvana is a highly usable interface such as the AppleTV, TiVo, or Netflix on Xbox 360 merged with a smaller subset of boxes to contend with.
A set top box with a great UX, the ability to stream on-demand content (paid and free) play physical media, and control live TV (broadcast or cable/satellite) would be heaven.
However until someone convinces the content providers, distributors, hardware manufacturers to abandon their current economic models that's not going to happen. Companies cling to old ways of thinking almost as irrationally as people do.
More likely, they will cling to their current business models and simply kill off (consolidation of NBC and Comcast) the parts that don't favor their current thinking (Hulu will become a niche product with little investment).
I sort of agree with unpluggd here. There's to much equipment right now, and far too many wires behind my media cabinet. I think thats just a case of the industry maturing though. Speakers and home cinemas have earlier been just for the tech-knowers, but just the last couple of years it have moved on to the mainstream users and with it we have got all this other "hd-boxes" that promises to do everything.
Problem is, they don't. So we have to have our HTPC, DVD/bluray-player, game console, home-server, active subwoofer with it's own remote, reciever to handle it all, and a big ass TV with lots of connection-options. Point is, that's a lot of cables, and a lot of different interfaces and remotes. And don't get me started on the setup-time for all this. Thank god for banana-plugs, but the HTPC-users still has to cope with codecs and xbmc-setups aswell.
We currently have two recievers and two sets of floor-speakers. One for the HTPC, and one dedicated to music only, no switching needed, and the music-reciever is connected to multiple PC's in the house just needing to change the input channel with a button. XBMC is up and running fine, but we still can't stream movies from our server, as the wireless network can't handle it perfectly. So we use external harddrives to move over movies and stuff :/


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By 27/07/2010 14:51:00
"Is this the best goal celebration ever?" asks the World of Sport blog on Yahoo Sports. Are we suprised it is from an Icelandic team - probably not!
If this video is anything to go by, goal celebrations have certainly come a long way since Roger Milla wiggled his hips down by the corner flag.
No longer is a mere dance good enough for some players, as Icelandic top flight side Stjarnan proved in their game against Fylkir at the weekend.
With the game seemingly heading for a 1-1 draw, the home side were awarded a penalty in the dying moments. Up stepped Halldór Orri Björnsson to score with a delightful chip over the keeper.
While it was undeniably a fine strike, if some way off the best penalty ever. But the goal will be remembered for what followed - a beautifully choreographed manoeuvre in which Björnsson cast an imaginary fishing rod before 'reeling in' team-mate Daníel Laxdal.
The 'fish' was then picked up by several members of the team and held aloft as if he were a trophy, while another team-mate 'took a photo' for posterity.
Stjarnan held on to win the match 2-1.
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So since Halloween is coming up pretty fast we thought we would share the top 5 haunted houses in all of the U.S. with you for a good little scare!
So since Halloween is coming up pretty fast we thought we would share the top 5 haunted houses in all of the U.S. with you for a good little scare!
The single biggest night of the year when it comes to going out is Halloween!! With that comes the Halloween costume industry, which is booming as of late. No longer do people throw a white sheet over them and call it a night...costumes have become MUCH more sophisticated!! Here is a look at some of the most popular costumes for Halloween 2011, as presented by AOL Shopping.
Kids always look forward to trick-or-treating on Halloween, but a new study from the Centers for Disease and Prevention may give some parents pause.
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As we rapidly approach the upcoming Halloween festivities, we are seeing more and more unique/bizarre decorations used to spook on-lookers, neighbors, and those who may be "Trick Or Treating." However, one property owner made a Halloween decoration in North Carolina which seems to have gone a bit too far. The prank involves what appears to be the bloody torso of a man trapped under a lawn mower.
Just as the seasons begin to change, and we get that first cool breeze in October, it must mean that Halloween is just around the corner. And with that comes the opening of Lafayette's BIGGEST haunted house. The "Museum Of Fear" has been revamped and expanded this year, and the Museum is ready for business


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Fudge-Filled Sandies
I dream of one day owning a cookie shop. Until then, I'll delight friends and family with my homemade concoctions. These cookies are like pecan sandies, but I've added a touch of delicious chocolate.
24 Servings
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min./batch + cooling
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Additional confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon shortening
In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light
and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour to creamed mixture
and mix well. Stir in pecans.
Roll into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, make an indentation in the
center of each. Bake at 325° for 18-20 minutes or until lightly
browned. Roll warm cookies in additional confectioners' sugar; cool
on wire racks.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Stir in the
corn syrup, water and shortening. Spoon or pipe into cooled cookies.
Yield: 4 dozen.
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- The World Wide Web turns 20 today. In one more year it can have a drink. Until then, let's raise a toast to Tim Berners-Lee, who in 1989 developed the technology that enabled collaboration between scientists around the world. One April 30, 1993, the European science agency CERN, where Berners-Lee worked, made the first web browser public domain. "I was lucky enough to invent the Web at the time when the Internet already existed," said Berners-Lee. The first website is still online. The Internet, a network of interconnected computing devices, was first created with financing by the U.S. government.
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The transition of Marex Spectrons business model began around 2011 following a period of internal analysis, said Simon Van Den Born, the companys global head of metals. The London-based company determined that metal clients were more likely to be a hedge fund or asset class manager than a traditional vertically integrated hedging company, as had been the case in the past.
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In 2005, Lee tackled the subject of the religious hatred he experienced after the broadcast of Jerry Springer – The Opera in his stand-up show, 90s Comedian. This show has earned him some of the best reviews of his career, largely due to the un-checked vitriol he unleashes in the latter half of the set, "taking no prisoners" in his attempt to display what he claimed was the lunacy of sacred cows.


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SPRAT Profile
In addition, proponents and land managers should refer to the Recovery Plan (where available) or the Conservation Advice (where available) for recovery, mitigation and conservation information.
|EPBC Act Listing Status
|Listed as Vulnerable
|Listing and Conservation Advices
Commonwealth Listing Advice on Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla dominant and co-dominant) (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2001s) [Listing Advice].
Commonwealth Conservation Advice on Delma torquata (Collared Delma) (Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC), 2008ab) [Conservation Advice].
|Recovery Plan Decision
Recovery Plan not required, included on the Not Commenced List (1/11/2009).
|Adopted/Made Recovery Plans
|Policy Statements and Guidelines
Draft Referral guidelines for the nationally listed Brigalow Belt reptiles (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), 2011e) [Admin Guideline].
Survey guidelines for Australia's threatened reptiles. EPBC Act survey guidelines 6.6 (Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC), 2011m) [Admin Guideline].
Federal Register of
Legislative Instruments
Declaration under s178, s181, and s183 of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - List of threatened species, List of threatened ecological communities and List of threatening processes (Commonwealth of Australia, 2000) [Legislative Instrument].
State Government
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Documents and Websites
|State Listing Status
|Non-statutory Listing Status
|Scientific name
|Delma torquata [1656]
|Species author
|Infraspecies author
|Distribution map
This is an indicative distribution map of the present distribution of the species based on best available knowledge. See map caveat for more information.
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Scientific name: Delma torquata
Common name: Collared Delma
The Collared Delma, Delma torquata, is grouped with Delma impar (Striped Legless Lizard) (Shea 1991).
The Collared Delma is endemic to Queensland and is the smallest member of the family Pygopodidae. The species is generally uniform brown; but with belly shields that are darker at the margins, and a dark-brown banded head and neck with cream-yellow interspaces. The species has a maximum snout-vent length of 7 cm and maximum total length of approximately 19 cm (Peck & Hobson 2007). The species' average weight is about 2 g, making it one of the smallest members of the Pygopodidae family. The mid-body scales are in 16 rows. The snout is short and blunt (Cogger 2000).
The species has been recorded at the following sites (Davidson 1993; Peck & Hobson 2007):
- the Bunya Mountains (approximately 200 km north-west of Brisbane)
- Blackdown Tablelands National Park (approximately 200 km west of Rockhampton)
- Expedition National Park (Central Queensland)
- Western Creek, near Millmerran (approximately 200 km south-west of Brisbane)
- the Toowoomba Range.
A large concentration of records are from the western suburbs of Brisbane, including (Davidson 1993; Peck & Hobson 2007):
- Kenmore
- Pinjarra Hills
- Anstead
- Mt Crosby
- Lake Manchester
- Karana Downs.
Captive breeding program
The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary in Brisbane is undertaking a captive breeding program for the Collared Delma (S. Peck 2001 pers. comm.).
Fragmented distribution
Due to specific habitat requirements of Collared Delma, the species' distribution is highly fragmented and restricted to only a few locations within the area that is defined by the habitat boundary (Peck 2003).
Major studies
It is unknown whether Collared Delma has been the target of a systematic survey, however, Davidson (1993) and Ryan (2006a) list a number of locations where the species has been recorded. The Mt Crosby (west of Brisbane) population has been studied in detail (Porter 1998).
Two surveys along the Toowoomba Range have been undertaken (Boobook 2002; Peck & Hobson 2007). Peck and Hobson's (2007) survey aimed to assess the possible impacts of the proposed Toowoomba Bypass on the population. The species was recorded in at least seven separate locations, including two new locations. A total of four live specimens and eight shed skins were recorded. The species is considered highly likely to occur in isolated populations throughout the Toowoomba Range (Peck & Hobson 2007).
Only the Mount Crosby population has been studied in detail, between June 1993 and April 1995. The species was relatively common in occupied areas. A total of 39 individuals were captured during the study. Active searching under rocks found one lizard per 150200 rocks, and pitfall trapping captured 0.306 lizards per 100 trap days (Porter 1998).
Peck (2001) also undertook surveys for the species in the western suburbs of Brisbane (Peck 2001 pers. comm.).
Ecological studies
A single study has been undertaken into the ecology of this species, using a combination of hand-searching under rocks and pitfall trapping (Porter 1998).
Pitfall trapping proved to be less effective than turning rocks in locating the species, with only six captures during the 12 month study and all from between OctoberFebruary. The study used 20 four litre plastic buckets, arranged in lines of five buckets one metre apart, and bridged by 20 centimetre high aluminium mesh drift fences. Capture rate of the pitfall trap array was 0.306 animals per 100 trap nights, comparable to studies of the related Striped Legless Lizard (Delma impar) (Porter 1998).
Individuals were collected by hand from under rocks throughout the year, at a rate of approximately one lizard per 150200 rocks turned (or one lizard per 1.75 hours of searching). Porter observed a short-term effect of rock turning on lizard captures, with few captures at sites disturbed by previous rock-turning within the previous three months, although this effect appeared to be temporary, with normal recapture rates at such sites at the end of the study (Porter 1998).
In relation to surveys conducted by Hines et al. (2000), and surveys and incidental findings by officers of the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management between 1997 and 2004, over numerous sites across the Collared Delma's range, two specimens were pitfall trapped whilst twenty specimens were collected by hand (Venz pers. comm. 2010).
It is difficult to estimate the Collared Delma population size due to the high probability of animal disturbance caused by sampling (rock-turning) and difficulties in surveying all relevant terrain (Porter 1998a).
Small populations
Typically, the Collared Delma occurs in small isolated populations throughout its distribution. In natural areas where there appears to be extensive habitat (e.g. Mt Crosby Water Catchment and Moggill State Forest) the species appears to be restricted to small areas of habitat in the order of 100m x 100m (10 000 m2) (Peck 2003).
Mt Crosby
Between 1993–1995, the Mt Crosby population, in the western suburbs of Brisbane was studied in detail. A total of 39 individuals were captured during the study, and the species was relatively common in occupied areas. Active searching under rocks found one lizard per 150–200 rocks, and pitfall trapping captured 0.306 lizards per 100 trap days (Porter 1998).
Toowoomba Range
During a survey in November 2006 along the Toowoomba Range, the Collared Delma was recorded in at least seven separate locations, including two new locations. A total of four live specimens and eight shed skins were recorded. The species is considered highly likely to occur in isolated populations throughout the Toowoomba Range (Peck & Hobson 2007).
Seven significant and seven minor populations have been described in the Brisbane area, and six significant and nine minor populations have been described outside of Brisbane. Many of the minor populations have only been surveyed once and may represent significant populations (Peck 2003).
A significant population has been described at the Withcott Quarry site (in the Toowoomba Range).
Important population
Given the difficulty in detecting this species, the Commonwealth environment department considers that an occurrence of important habitat for the Collared Delma is a surrogate for an 'important population' of the species. For a description of important habitat for the Collared Delma, refer to the Draft referral guidelines for the nationally listed Brigalow Belt reptiles.
Protected areas where the Collared Delma has been recorded include (Ryan 2006a):
- Bunya Mountains
- D'Aguilar Range National Park
- Blackdown Tableland National Park
- Neumgna Forest Reserve
- Lockyer Forest Reserve
- Bullyard Conservation Park.
The Collared Delma normally inhabits eucalypt-dominated woodlands and open-forests in Queensland Regional Ecosystem Land Zones (LZ) (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010):
- LZ 3 - Alluvium (river and creek flats)
- LZ 9 - Undulating country on fine-grained sedimentary rocks
- LZ 10 - Sandstone ranges.
Regional ecosystems (REs) include (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010):
- RE 11.3.2 - Poplar Box (Eucalyptus populnea) woodland on alluvial plains.
- RE 11.9.10 - Poplar Box/ Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla) open-forest on fine-grained sedimentary rocks.
- RE 11.10.1 - Lemon-scented Gum (Blue Spotted Gum) (Corymbia citriodora) open forest on coarse-grained sedimentary rocks
- RE 11.10.4 - Gum-topped Ironbark (Eucalyptus decorticans), Budgeroo/ Brown Hazelwood (Lysicarpus angustifolius) +/- Eucalyptus species, Corymbia species, Acacia species woodland on coarse-grained sedimentary rocks.
For more information on Queensland Regional Ecosystems, please visit the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management website at http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/wildlife-ecosystems/biodiversity/regional_ecosystems/.
Eastern parts of the species' distribution
In the eastern parts of the species' range (i.e. the Toowoomba Range), suitable habitats are commonly associated with exposed rocky outcrops on ridges or slopes in vegetation communities dominated by Narrow-leafed Ironbark (Eucalyptus crebra) (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010). Other vegetation communities in this region are typically dominated by Lemon-scented Gum.
Other canopy species include (Cogger et al. 1993; Davidson 1993; Peck 2003; Porter 1998):
- Silver-leaved Ironbark (E. melanophloia)
- Moreton Bay Ash (E. tessellaris)
- Gum Top Box (E. moluccana)
- Tallowwood (E. microcorys)
- Queensland Blue Gum (E. tereticornis) in the Bunya Mountains.
Habitats in the region west of Brisbane
A typical mid-story for the Brisbane populations consists of Red Ash (Alphitonia excelsa), Wattles including Brisbane Wattle (Acacia fimbriata), Hickory Wattle (A. concurrens), Brush Box (Lophostemon confertus), Hovea (Hovea longifolia), and Lantana (Lantana camara) (Peck 2003). The ground cover is predominantly native grasses such as Kangaroo Grass (Themeda triandra), Barbed-wire Grass (Cymbopogon refractus), Wiregrass (Aristida sp) and Lomandra (Lomandra sp).
Introduced ground covers are often present but are not dominant and include Dwarf Lantana (Lantana montividensis) and introduced grasses (Peck 2003).
Western parts of the species' distribution
The most westerly records were made in Popular Box (Eucalyptus populnea) open woodland on alluvial plains (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010; Venz 2010 pers. comm.).
Suitable habitat on the Toowoomba Range was identified as ridgelines with a southwest to northwest aspect (Peck 2003).
Soil types
The Collared Delma has been recorded from a number of different soil types throughout south-east Queensland (e.g. sandy loams, grey and black cracking clays, stony lithosols and basalt derived Podzolics).
In Brisbane City, the Collared Delma has been recorded from two soil type based habitats: stony lithosols soil with exposed quartzite rock ridges typical of the Mt Crosby and Moggill State Forest sites (designated as Soil Landscapes of Brisbane and south-eastern Environs); and basalt derived podzolic soils with exposed basalt rocks typical of the Anstead and Pinjarra Hills sites (designated as MCk, in Soil Landscapes of Brisbane and South-eastern Environs) (Peck 2003).
The presence of rocks, logs, bark and other coarse woody debris, and mats of leaf litter (typically 30100 mm thick) appears to be an essential characteristic of the Collared Delma microhabitat and is always present where the species occurs (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010; Davidson 1993). This may be the limiting factor for the Collared Delma recolonising in recently burnt areas (Peck 2003).
One individual at Mount Crosby was sighted moving through short grass. All specimens found at Mount Crosby were on the soil surface, suggesting the species is not adapted to digging and life underground (Porter 1998).
At Mount Crosby, lizards showed a preference for larger than average rocks (preferred average 172 cm) and vegetation cover lower than that available (preferred average 31%). Pitfall trapping captured lizards in vegetation some distance from rocky outcrops, suggesting the species is not totally reliant on rocky habitat (Porter 1998).
Whilst Collared Delmas are often found associated with small rocks, the presence of small rocks is not an essential habitat characteristic (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010).
As with all members of the Pygopodidae family, the Collared Delma produces two small white, elongated eggs in December. These then hatch in FebruaryMarch (Peck & Hobson 2007).
The Collared Delma feeds on insects and spiders, with small cockroaches the most common prey item. Some individuals have been captured in subterranean termite colonies (Davidson 1993; Porter 1998).
Very little is known about the home ranges or the movements of the Collared Delma (Peck 2003), however, the species is active during the day (Porter 1998).
Mount Crosby study
Only three individuals were recaptured during the mark-recapture study conducted at Mount Crosby. Two were recaptured after one month under the same rock as their original capture, while another was recaptured about 14 months later and had moved 18.2 m. This indicated that the species may have a small home range (Porter 1998).
Distinctiveness and detectability
There are several small to medium sized Delma species within the range of the Collared Delma including the Olive Legless Lizard (D. inornata), the Leaden Delma (D. plebeia) and the Excitable Delma (D. tincta). The Collared Delma may be difficult to distinguish from juveniles of these species, particularly by the inexperienced surveyor, except with a hand lens or microscopic facilities. The Collared Delma has dark marbling on the throat (lacking in D. inornata and D. tincta), dark markings separated by narrow pale bands on the top of the head and neck (lacking in D. inornata, and without the pale bands in D. plebeia), a greyish belly (pale in D. inornata, D. plebeia and D. tincta), and only two preanal scales (three in D. inornata and D. tincta) (DSEWPaC 2011m).
The Collared Delma is similar in body shape and degree of limblessness to several burrowing skink species, but all lack the characteristic head markings of the Collared Delma (DSEWPaC 2011m).
Sampling and recording of observed specimens
Potential records of the Collared Delma should be supported by a good quality colour photograph. Photo vouchers or skin sloughs should be forwarded to the Queensland Museum for positive identification and data collation of the record (DSEWPaC 2011m).
Tissue sampling should only be undertaken with appropriate training in tissue preservation, ethics approval and State permits to collect samples. Where possible photo vouchers should include close-up colour shots of the throat marbling, appendage areas, and the head, body and tail dorsally, ventrally and laterally. Dead specimens (e.g. roadkills) should be frozen and advice on preservation and lodgement sought from the Australian Museum or the Queensland Museum (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010; DSEWPaC 2011m).
Survey methods
Habitat assessment
A habitat assessment is recommended to be undertaken as a preliminary step to designing and undertaking a targeted survey, including:
- Determine the proximity of nearest records to the study area.
- Search relevant databases such as Zoology Data Search (Queensland Museum) and Wildlife Online (Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management).
- Obtain State vegetation mapping for the study area to determine the extent of suitable habitat including the presence of associated vegetation communities.
- Determine the presence of suitable microhabitat features in the study area.
Targeted survey
Targeted surveys to confirm the presence/absence of the Collared Delma are done by actively searching suitable habitats (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010).
Optimal conditions for active searching
The species is more likely to be detected when conditions are warm, not too dry and maximum temperatures are greater than 25°C. Optimal survey times for active searching are early morning (within four hours of dawn) and during the evening on warm nights (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010; DSEWPaC 2011m).
Minimum survey effort
Sufficient time is required to thoroughly search the study area. The minimum survey effort required includes (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010):
- a minimum of three survey days
- at least one replicate survey employing all of the recommended techniques, if the species has not already been detected.
The Collared Delma has undergone decline in the past few decades. A number of factors that may contribute to this decline have been identified (Cogger et al. 1993; TSN 2008b) including:
- habitat loss through clearing for agriculture
- habitat degradation by overgrazing by stock
- removal of rocks, course woody debris and ground litter
- use of agricultural chemicals
- predation by feral Cats (Felis catus) and Foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
- weed invasion.
Loss of Habitat
A large proportion of Collared Delma habitat has been cleared for various purposes across the species' range. Land clearing for agriculture has been particularly severe within the species range; cattle grazing, wheat and cotton growing are particularly common and resource extraction is rapidly expanding throughout the species' range (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010).
The removal of rocks, logs and timber from the Collared Delma's microhabitat also reduces the amount of shelter available to the species (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010; Davidson 1993). Research in 1998 revealed that Collared Delmas avoid areas in which rocks have been previously disturbed during recent surveys (Porter 1998).
Habitat degradation
Overgrazing is known to compact soil, making it difficult for the species to find suitable shelter. This means the soils are drier, making it harder for the species to access suitable habitat (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010).
The response of the Collared Delma to fire is unknown, however a decline in reptile diversity is usually observed directly after a fire (Peck & Hobson 2007). Extensive fire or inappropriate fire regimes may be a threat to some populations (Davidson 1993).
Some sites may be under threat from the invasion of weeds, particularly Dwarf Lantana (Davidson 1993).
A recovery plan for the Queensland Brigalow Belt Reptiles, including the Collared Delma, has been drafted by WWF-Australia in 2006 (Richardson 2006). The recovery actions outlined in this plan and in the species profile on the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management website (QLD EPA 2006) are:
- Encourage involvement, provide incentives and adopt a collaborative approach with government agencies, NRM regional bodies, the Indigenous community, key industry stakeholders and local governments to deliver region-specific information and implement sustained, effective recovery actions.
- Identify research priorities: develop and support the implementation of research projects undertaken by tertiary and research institutions.
- Inspect and identify suitable habitat for conservation of the Collared Delma.
- Identify key threats and develop management guidelines to protect key habitat.
- Maximise the establishment of appropriate reserves to protect Collared Delma habitat and landscape connectivity over the long term, e.g. on stock route networks, road reserves and private lands.
- Ensure Collared Delma conservation is incorporated into appropriate land management decisions made by all levels of government and industry.
- Develop and provide land-management guidelines and incentives for landowners to reduce the impact of current land use practices on the species outside reserves, e.g. restricting the use and spread of agricultural weeds, such as Buffel Grass.
- Negotiate management agreements and voluntary conservation agreements with landholders, on whose land the Collared Delma occurs, in line with the recommended management guidelines.
- Facilitate on-grounds projects to manage and protect habitats on a range of land tenures in line with recommended management guidelines, e.g. in integrated weed and feral predator management programs.
- Develop community awareness within the species' known range through media campaigns and education material and provide incentives for wider community involvement, e.g. local governments and schools participating in reptile educational programs and adopting a local reptile species as their shire and/or school icon.
- Implement recommended fire management guidelines in property and reserve designs.
- Work with landholders and key stakeholders to undertake monitoring programs on selected sites.
- Monitor and evaluate recovery actions applying an adaptive management approach.
Mitigation measures or approaches that have been developed for the Collared Delma are (Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop 2010; Peck 2003):
- Alternative project locations.
- Avoid clearing/ retain habitat.
- Design proposed action to avoid habitat disturbance.
- Establish adequate buffer zones to protect habitat.
- Implement measures to exclude cattle from habitats.
- Maintain habitat connectivity across the landscape, e.g., along roadside reserves, uncultivated lands between cropped and pasture-improved areas.
- Retain shelter habitat features in place.
- Translocate habitat rocks from within the development zone to a habitat protection area outside the development zone in an attempt to relocate the population.
- Devise and implement a habitat management plan specific to the Collared Delma.
- Implement measures to reduce the risk of invasive and predatory species accessing reptile habitat.
- Devise and implement an appropriate fire management plan.
- Devise and implement water management, sediment erosion and pollution control plans.
Mitigation projects utilising translocation, habitat restoration, and captive breeding and release programs are relatively unproven management techniques (Burke 1991; Dodd & Siegel 1991; Platenberg & Griffiths 1999). As part of a captive breeding program at Melbourne Zoo, 70 Striped Legless Lizards were collected from several development sites over a nine year period from 19911999. Of these 70 lizards, 38 died with the majority of these deaths occurring within six months of capture (Banks et al. 1999). It is difficult to tell if the deaths were because of inappropriate house techniques or because of the stress of captivity (Peck 2003).
Considering these factors, translocation is considered inappropriate as a conservation management tool for the Collared Delma for the following reasons:
- The species is hard to capture and therefore capturing enough specimens from one site to be significant would be virtually impossible.
- In the event of translocation recapturing enough specimens to monitor the effectiveness of the program would be problematical.
The selection of an appropriate release site presents two significant issues:
- Releasing additional specimens at a site where a population already exists may disturb the population and cause density dependent stresses.
- Releasing specimens at a site that does not contain a population may mean that specimens are being released into unsuitable habitat and these lizards will perish.
Whilst translocation is considered an inappropriate management tool for this species, habitat restoration or enhancement, although an unproven technique, may be better suited for the recovery and maintenance of existing Collared Delma populations (Peck & Hobson 2007).
Habitat restoration
Peck and Hobson (2007) suggested two methods of habitat restoration:
- The establishment of an enhanced, but artificially constructed habitat using roof tiles and/or concrete pavers. These are laid out on the ground abutting the development area (roof tiles have been used successfully to help with monitoring of translocated populations of Striped Legless Lizard.
- Alternatively, natural rocks from the site could be moved from the development site to other areas along the ridge. It is recommended that this process be carried out in stages to allow the newly moved rocks to establish and lizards from the disturbed area to locate these rocks. The Collared Delma has been recorded using rocks that have been moved from their natural position and used to line a walking track. It is recommended that the rocks be moved the least distance possible. They should be positioned with the correct top and bottom orientation and be individually marked to allow for further monitoring to assess the project's results. Photo monitoring of the site should be undertaken to record progress.
Management documents for the Collared Delma include the:
- Draft Queensland Brigalow Belt Reptile Recovery Plan 2008—2012 (Richardson 2006)
- Biodiversity Recovery Plan for Gatton and Laidley Shires, South-East Queensland 2003-2008 (Boyes 2004), and
- Species recovery outline in The Action Plan for Australian Reptiles (Cogger et al. 1993).
The following table lists known and perceived threats to this species. Threats are based on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) threat classification version 1.1.
|Threat Class
|Threatening Species
|Agriculture and Aquaculture:Agriculture and Aquaculture:Land clearing, habitat fragmentation and/or habitat degradation
|The Action Plan for Australian Reptiles (Cogger, H.G., E.E. Cameron, R.A. Sadlier & P. Eggler, 1993) [Cwlth Action Plan].
|Agriculture and Aquaculture:Livestock Farming and Grazing:Habitat loss and modification due to clearance of native vegetation and pasture improvements
|The Impact of Global Warming on the Distribution of Threatened Vertebrates (ANZECC 1991) (Dexter, E.M., A.D. Chapman & J.R. Busby, 1995) [Report].
|Biological Resource Use:Gathering natural materials:Removal of bush rocks
|Nannoperca oxleyana in Species Profile and Threats (SPRAT) database (Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2006abi) [Internet].
|Invasive and Other Problematic Species and Genes:Invasive Non-Native/Alien Species:Competition and/or habitat degradation by weeds
|Nannoperca oxleyana in Species Profile and Threats (SPRAT) database (Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2006abi) [Internet].
|Natural System Modifications:Fire and Fire Suppression:Inappropriate and/or changed fire regimes (frequency, timing, intensity)
|Nannoperca oxleyana in Species Profile and Threats (SPRAT) database (Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2006abi) [Internet].
|Residential and Commercial Development:Housing and Urban Areas:Habitat loss, modification and fragmentation due to urban development
|Nannoperca oxleyana in Species Profile and Threats (SPRAT) database (Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2006abi) [Internet].
Boobook (2002). Fauna survey and fauna impact assessment for Toowoomba Bypass. Internal report to Department of Main Roads.
Brigalow Belt Reptiles Workshop (2010). Proceedings from the workshop for the nine listed reptiles of the Brigalow Belt bioregions. 18-19 August. Brisbane: Queensland Herbarium.
Cogger, H.G. (2000). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia - 6th edition. Sydney, NSW: Reed New Holland.
Cogger, H.G., E.E. Cameron, R.A. Sadlier & P. Eggler (1993). The Action Plan for Australian Reptiles. [Online]. Canberra, ACT: Australian Nature Conservation Agency. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/action/reptiles/index.html.
Davidson, C. (1993). Recovery Plan for the Collared Legless Lizard (Delma torquata). Page(s) 1-10. Brisbane, Queensland: Department of Environment and Heritage.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPaC) (2011m). Survey guidelines for Australia's threatened reptiles. EPBC Act survey guidelines 6.6 . [Online]. Canberra, ACT: DSEWPaC. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/epbc/publications/threatened-reptiles.html.
Hines, B.M., D. Hannah, M. Venz & T. Eyre (2000). New distribution and habitat data for the vulnerable pygopodid, Delma torquata (Kluge 1974). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 45(2):391-393.
Kluge, A.G. (1974). A taxonomic revision of the lizard family Pygopodidae. Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. 147 (i-iv):1-221.
Peck, S. (2001). Personal Communication.
Peck, S. (2003). Conservation status review and management recommendations for the Collared Delma, Delma torquata in Brisbane City. Internal report to Brisbane City Council.
Peck, S. & R. Hobson (2007). Survey results and management options for the Collared Delma (Delma torquata) along the proposed Toowoomba Bypass, Toowoomba Range, South-east Queensland, November 2006. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
Porter, R. (1998). A preliminary field investigation of the collared delma Delma torquata (Reptilia: Pygopodidae). Queensland: Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary.
Porter, R. (1998a). Observations on a large population of the vulnerable pygopodid, Delma torquata. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 42(2):565-572.
Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management (Queensland DERM) (2010c). Unpublished data on Delma torquata.
Richardson, R. (2006). Draft Queensland Brigalow Belt Reptile Recovery Plan 2008 - 2012. [Online]. Report to the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Canberra. Brisbane, Queensland: WWF-Australia. Available from: http://www.qmdc.org.au/publications/download/52/fact-sheets-case-studies/reptile-recovery/draft-reptile-recovery-plan.pdf.
Ryan, S. (2006a). Conservation Management Profile: Collared Delma Delma torquata. Ecosystem Conservation Branch, Queensland Environmental Protection Agency.
Shea, G.M. (1991). Revisionary notes on the genus Delma (Squamata: Pygopodidae) in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Records of the South Australian Museum. 25 (1):71-90.
Threatened Species Network (TSN) (2008b). Brigalow Belt bioregion: a biodiversity jewel. [Online]. WWF-Australia. Available from: http://www.wwf.org.au/publications/reptiles-brigalo-belt.pdf.
Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) (2001s). Commonwealth Listing Advice on Brigalow (Acacia harpophylla dominant and co-dominant). [Online]. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/threatened/communities/brigalow.html.
Venz, M. (2010). Personal Communication. Senior Zoologist, Department of Environment and Resource Management.
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This database is designed to provide statutory, biological and ecological information on species and ecological communities, migratory species, marine species, and species and species products subject to international trade and commercial use protected under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (the EPBC Act). It has been compiled from a range of sources including listing advice, recovery plans, published literature and individual experts. While reasonable efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, no guarantee is given, nor responsibility taken, by the Commonwealth for its accuracy, currency or completeness. The Commonwealth does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage that may be occasioned directly or indirectly through the use of, or reliance on, the information contained in this database. The information contained in this database does not necessarily represent the views of the Commonwealth. This database is not intended to be a complete source of information on the matters it deals with. Individuals and organisations should consider all the available information, including that available from other sources, in deciding whether there is a need to make a referral or apply for a permit or exemption under the EPBC Act.
Citation: Department of the Environment (2014). Delma torquata in Species Profile and Threats Database, Department of the Environment, Canberra. Available from: http://www.environment.gov.au/sprat. Accessed Sun, 21 Sep 2014 04:30:14 +1000.


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