Pygopus
Genus of lizards
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Pygopus is a genus belonging to the family of Australian legless lizards (Pygopodidae). Members of this genus are also commonly called scaly-foot.
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| Pygopus | |
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| Common scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Pygopus Merrem, 1820 |
| Type species | |
| Anguis lepidopodus Lacépède, 1804 | |
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| Geographic range of the genus Pygopus in Australia | |
Species
Within the genus Pygopus the following five species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]
- Pygopus lepidopodus (Lacépède, 1804) – common scaly-foot
- Pygopus nigriceps (Fischer, 1882) – hooded scaly-foot, western scaly-foot, black-headed scaly-foot, western hooded scaly-foot
- Pygopus robertsi P. Oliver, Couper & Amey, 2010[3] – Robert's scaly-foot, Cape York scaly-foot
- Pygopus schraderi Boulenger, 1913 – eastern hooded scaly-foot, eastern scaly-foot
- Pygopus steelescotti James, Donnellan & Hutchinson, 2001 – northern hooded scaly-foot
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pygopus.
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