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Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species lacks forelegs and has only rudimentary hind legs. [ 2 ] Pygopodid lizards are also referred to as "legless lizards", [ 3 ] "flap-footed lizards" [ 4 ] and "snake-lizards". [ 5 ]
Predators of the hooded scaly-foot include: raptors, elapid snakes, goannas, feral cats, and foxes. Burton's snake lizard (Lialis burtonis) is also known to eat legless lizards. In all cases, legless lizards are a minor component of the predator's diet. [7]
Burton's legless lizard ... Geographic range of the genus Lialis in Australia and New Guinea. Lialis is a genus of legless lizards in the family Pygopodidae.
The largest legless lizard in this family is the common scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) with a length of 70 cm (28 in), [129] a SVL of 24 cm (9.4 in) [130] with a weight of 225.95 g (7.970 oz). [131] It is also the largest legless lizard in Australia [129] and biggest in the world overall, if not counting some members of the family Anguidae.
Opened to the public in 1995, the Armadale Reptile Centre houses a large variety of mostly native reptiles and other wildlife with over 50 different reptile species on display, including a large female saltwater crocodile and various species of lizards, snakes and turtles, as well as other animals such as tree frogs, cockatoos, dingoes, emus ...
Tiliqua multifasciata (Centralian blue-tongued lizard) Tiliqua occipitalis (western blue-tongued lizard) Tiliqua scincoides (eastern blue-tongued lizard) Trachydosaurus rugosus (shingle-back) Varanidae (goannas or monitors) Varanus acanthurus (ridge-tailed monitor) Varanus brevicauda (short-tailed pygmy monitor) Varanus caudolineatus (line ...
Glass (legless) lizards look remarkably snake-like. We talked to wildlife experts to find out how to tell the difference.
Gray's legless lizard: Delma grayii: Burton's legless lizard: Lialis burtonis: Spiny-palmed snake-eyed skink: Cryptoblepharus carnabyi: West Coast ctenotus: Ctenotus fallens: King's skink: Egernia kingii: Spiny-tailed skink: Egernia stokesii stokesii: South-western four-toed lerista: Lerista distinguenda: West Coast four-toed lerista: Lerista ...