Pygopus
Genus of lizards
Pygopus is a genus belonging to the family of Australian legless lizards (Pygopodidae). Members of this genus are also commonly called scaly-foot.
01Species
Within the genus Pygopus the following five species are recognized as being valid.
- 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, 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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