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Species profile—Pygopus lepidopodus (common scaly-foot)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Pygopodidae (pygopodid lizards) → Pygopus lepidopodus (common scaly-foot)

Photo of Pygopus lepidopodus (common scaly-foot) - Flesser, J.,QPWS,2003
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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Pygopodidae (pygopodid lizards)
Scientific name
Pygopus lepidopodus (Lacepede, 1804)
Common name
common scaly-foot
WildNet taxon ID
329
Alternate name(s)
southern scaly-foot
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=329.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022