Pygopus lepidopodus

Common Scaly-foot at Bandon Grove, NSW

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Identification history

	Pygopus lepidopodus	10 Apr 2025	BrianLR
	Unverified	7 Apr 2025	Mundhuk

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In rocky creek margin of Mulconda Creek in a protected area of Chichester State Forest adjacent to Mundhuk VCA holding. Wet sclerophyll/sub-tropical rainforest. Adult specimen. Delma plebeia? But Atlas of Living Australia has no record of this species (or any legless lizard species??) from the Barrington Tops region.) No length recorded. The photographs indicate (correct me if I'm wrong!) two pre-anal scales, there are probably 14-16 midbody scales, the fourth upper labial scale is below the eye, and possibly only two supranasal scales? Note the vestigeal hind limbs. Family name Pygopodidae, flap-footed lizards.

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Location information

Coordinates 151.728170 -32.252509
Places Bandon Grove, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
30 Sep 2019 02:00 PM Recorded on
Mundhuk Recorded by
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Mundhuk NatureMapr Hunter Region Legless Lizards Reptiles and Frogs

Additional information

Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Pygopus lepidopodus Scientific name
Common Scaly-foot Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 405.2m Recorded at altitude
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