AROD > Reptiles / Squamata / Pygopodidae / Pygopus
Scaly-feet
Pygopus
- Merrem, 1820
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Etymology: | 'rump foot', referring to the flap-like scales either side of the vent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oviparous - 5 out of 5 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: northern hooded scaly-foot (Pygopus steelescotti) at 18.5 cm Longest Australian species: common scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) at 27.4 cm |
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Number of Australian species: | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Oliver, Paul M.; Couper, Patrick; & Amey, Andrew (2010). A new species of Pygopus (Pygopodidae; Gekkota; Squamata) from north-eastern Queensland. Zootaxa, 2578:47-61.