Pygopus Explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

• 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

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pygopus.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Pygopus, p. 240).
• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Merrem B (1820). Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien: Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum. Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + one plate. (Pygopus, new genus, p. 77). (in German and Latin).
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. www.reptile-database.org.
2. "Pygopus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.