Scaly-feet
Pygopus - Merrem, 1820

Pronunciation:
Etymology:	'rump foot', referring to the flap-like scales either side of the vent.
Taxonomic notes:
Notes:
Statistics:	Reproductive modes: Oviparous - 5 out of 5 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: northern hooded scaly-foot (Pygopus steelescotti) at 18.5 cm  Longest Australian species: common scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) at 27.4 cm
Number of Australian species:	5
	Sunshine Coast, Queensland Photo © Dan Lynch Pygopus lepidopodus Common scaly-foot Year described (Lacépède 1804) Description Tanami Desert, Northern Territory Photo © Stewart Macdonald Pygopus nigriceps Western hooded scaly-foot Year described (Fischer 1882) Description Shipton's Flat, Queensland Photo © Steve Wilson Pygopus robertsi Roberts' scaly-foot Year described Oliver, Couper & Amey 2010 Description A large, robust pygopodid lizard; rounded snout; >10 precloacal pores; <100 ventral scales; midbody scales in 21 rows; approximately nine rows of weakly keeled dorsal scales; superciliary scales in a single, continuous row between supraocular scales and orbit.1 - Oliver et al. (2010). A new species of Pygopus (Pygopodidae; Gekkota; Squamata) from north-eastern Queensland. Zootaxa, 2578:47-61. Ravenswood, Queensland Photo © Stewart Macdonald Pygopus schraderi Eastern hooded scaly-foot Year described Boulenger 1913 Description Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Photo © Stewart Macdonald Pygopus steelescotti Northern hooded scaly-foot Year described James, Donnellan & Hutchinson 2001 Description

1. Oliver, Paul M.; Couper, Patrick; & Amey, Andrew (2010). A new species of Pygopus (Pygopodidae; Gekkota; Squamata) from north-eastern Queensland. Zootaxa, 2578:47-61.