Sexes are externally similar.
The striped legless lizard is confined to south-eastern Australia. Throughout its range in south-eastern Australia, the striped legless lizard is considered to have suffered a substantial contraction in its distribution since European settlement. The purpose was to review data from the wild and captive populations as a basis for assessing extinction risks, assessing different management scenarios, and developing stochastic population simulation models. These models estimate risk of extinction and rates of genetic loss from the interactions of demographic, genetic, and environmental factors as a tool for ongoing management of the subspecies. Other goals included determination of habitat and capacity requirements, determination of species distribution and numbers, and prioritized research needs.