The northern hooded scaly-foot (Pygopus steelescotti) is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is native to northern Australia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Pygopus |
| Species: | P. steelescotti
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| Binomial name | |
| Pygopus steelescotti | |
Etymology
editThe specific name, steelescotti, is in honor of Dr. Colin Steele-Scott for his support of the South Australian Museum.[2][3]
Geographic range
editP. steelescotti is found in northeastern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory, and northwestern Queensland, Australia.[1]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of P. steelescotti is forest.[1]
Description
editLarge for its genus, P. steelescotti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 18.5 cm (7.3 in). The tail is very long, 100% to 152% of SVL.[4]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Cogger, H.; Ellis, R.; Oliver, P.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Shea, G. (2017). "Pygopus steelescotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102831722A102831725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102831722A102831725.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Pygopus steelescotti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pygopus steelescotti, p. 251).
- ^ James et al. (2001).
Further reading
edit- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- James BH, Donnellan SC, Hutchinson MN (2001). "Taxonomic revision of the Australian lizard Pygopus nigriceps (Squamata: Gekkonoidea)". Records of the South Australian Museum 34 (1): 37–52. (Pygopus steelescotti, new species, pp. 48–50, Figure 4B).
- Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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