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Pygopodidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Lacertilia
Infraorder:Gekkota
Family:Pygopodidae
Pygopodidae is the family of legless lizards. They are distinguished from snakes by their external ear holes (snakes have no ears at all, internal or external) and flat, non-forked tongues. Many species also feature vestigial limbs, in the form of scaly flaps.

Classification

Family Pygopodidae

See Also

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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Sauropsida*
Goodrich, 1916

Subclasses
  • Anapsida
  • Diapsida
Synonyms
  • Reptilia Laurenti, 1768
Reptiles are tetrapods and amniotes, animals whose embryos are surrounded by an amniotic membrane, and members of the class
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Squamata
Oppel, 1811

black: range of Squamata


Suborders
see text

This article is about the Squamata order of reptiles. For the Roman scale armour see: Lorica squamata.

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Lacertilia*
Günther, 1867

Families

Many, see text.

Lizards are reptiles of the order Squamata, normally possessing four legs, external ear openings and movable eyelids.
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Gekkota

Gekkota is an infraorder in the suborder Lacertilia (lizards), comprising all geckos.

Subfamilies

  • Diplodactylinae
  • Eublepharinae
  • Gekkoninae
  • Aeluroscalabotinae
  • Teratoscincinae'''

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Paradelma

The genus Paradelma contains glossy brownish grey legless lizards, native to Australia.

Species:
  • Paradelma orientalis (Brigalow Scaly-foot)

References


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Pygopus

Pygopus is a genus belonging to the family of Australian legless lizards. Members of this genus are also called Scalyfoot.

Classification of the genus Pygopus
  • Pygopus lepidopodus

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Delma

Delma is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae.

Genus Delma
  • Delma australis
  • Delma borea
  • Delma butleri
  • Delma elegans
  • Delma fraseri

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Lialis

Lialis is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae.

Genus Lialis
  • Lialis burtonis
  • Lialis jicari

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Pletholax

Pletholax is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae.

Genus Pletholax
  • Pletholax gracilis

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Ophidiocephalus

Ophidiocephalus is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae.

Genus Ophidiocephalus
  • Ophidiocephalus taeniatus

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Aprasia

Aprasia is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae.

Genus Aprasia
  • Aprasia aurita
  • Aprasia haroldi
  • Aprasia inaurita
  • Aprasia parapulchella

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limbless forms. Reptiles have on a number of occasions evolved into limbless forms - snakes, amphisbaenia, and legless lizards (limb loss in lizards has evolved independently several times).
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