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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] This species is native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. [6]
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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.
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]
Legless lizards: Burton's legless-lizard (Lialis burtonis) Agamidae: dragon lizards: Eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata) Varanidae: Monitors or goannas: Lace monitor (Varanus varius) Scincidae: Skinks: Western blue-tongued skink (Tiliqua occipitalis) Typhlopidae: Blind snakes: Proximus blind snake (Ramphotyphlops proximus) - Pythonidae: Pythons
Pygopodidae, commonly known as snake-lizards, or flap-footed lizards, are a family of legless lizards with reduced or absent limbs, and are a type of gecko. [2] The 47 species are placed in two subfamilies and eight genera. They have unusually long, slender bodies, giving them a strong resemblance to snakes.
The family of Pygopods consists of 41 described species found only in Australia and New Guinea. [4] [5] [2] They inhabit most of mainland Australia except for south-eastern Victoria and Tasmania, preferring dry open habitats. [4] [5] [2] Pygopods, or ‘legless lizards’, move by lateral undulations of the body and tail.