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Pygopus
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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.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPygopodidae
Pygopus é um gênero pertencente à família dos lagartos australianos sem pernas (Pygopodidae). Membros deste gênero também são comumente chamados de pés escamosos .
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- Family
- Pygopodidae
- Collections
- NMV, USNM, QVMAG, AM, BPBM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Australia
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pygopodidae
- Image
- Pygopus lepidopodus 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pygopus
- taxon name
- Pygopus
- topic's main category
- Category:Pygopus
- endemic to
- Australia
- taxon author citation
- Merrem, 1820
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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.
==Species== Within the genus Pygopus the following five species are recognized as being valid. Pygopus lepidopodus – common scaly-foot Pygopus nigriceps – hooded scaly-foot, western scaly-foot, black-headed scaly-foot, western hooded scaly-foot Pygopus robertsi – Robert's scaly-foot, Cape York scaly-foot Pygopus schraderi – eastern hooded scaly-foot, eastern scaly-foot Pygopus steelescotti – northern hooded scaly-foot
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