THE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - LEGLESS LIZARDS

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EASTERN HOODED SCALY-FOOT
Pygopus schraderi

Eastern Hooded Scaly-foot Pygopus schraderi   
Eastern Hooded Scaly-foot (Pygopus schraderi) from Qld

The Eastern Hooded Scaly-foot (Pygopus schraderi) occurs through most of Queensland and inland New South Wales extending into north-eastern Victoria. It is also found in arid regions of the Eastern half of South Australia


Click here to see photos of Eastern Hooded Scaly-foots (Pygopus schraderi) at flickr

Click here to see photos of Eastern Hooded Scaly-foots (Pygopus schraderi) at flickr


SIMILAR SPECIES

COMMON NAME
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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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DISTRIBUTION

Common Scaly Foot

Pygopus lepidopodus

NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Black-headed or Western Scaly-foot

Pygopus nigriceps

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic?, WA

Roberts' Scaly-foot

Pygopus robertsi

Qld

Northern Hooded Scaly-foot

Pygopus steelescotti

NT, Qld, WA

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LEGLESS LIZARD SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods of Australia

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods of NSW

Queensland LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

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Legless Lizards of
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