Aprasia aurita, also called the mallee worm-lizard or eared worm-lizard, is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family[1] endemic to Australia;[1][2] and listed on Schedule 1 under the Commonwealth's Endangered Species Protection Act.

It is also listed as "threatened" on Schedule 2 under the Victorian Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act.

Due to human land use, it is now mostly found in 400 ha (990 acres) of Wathe State Wildlife Reserve, north-western Victoria.

It inhabits tall shrubland and open heath, primarily mallee and other vegetation that has not been burnt for at least 40 years.

It shelters under rotting logs, leaf litter and mallee root.