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  2. Burton's legless lizard - Wikipedia

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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]

  3. Lialis - Wikipedia

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    Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) Scientific classification; Domain: Eukaryota: Kingdom: ... Lialis is a genus of legless lizards in the family Pygopodidae.

  4. Hooded scaly-foot - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Pygopodidae - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. List of reptiles of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The most species-rich group is Squamata, the snakes and lizards. They are especially diverse in the arid areas of Australia, where other fauna are scarcer. Spinifex grass is a major habitat which allows them to remain in a relatively cool, moist area. Australia has a large array of reptiles which can be dangerous to humans.

  7. List of Lacertilia families - Wikipedia

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    Legless lizards: Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) - Iguania: Family Common Names Example Species Example Photo Agamidae Spix, 1825: Agamas: Eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata) Chamaeleonidae Gray, 1825: Chameleons: Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Corytophanidae Frost & Etheridge, 1989: Casquehead lizards: Plumed basilisk ...

  8. Legless lizard - Wikipedia

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    Ophiodes – a genus of legless lizard native to South America, nested within the otherwise legged galliwasps (Diploglossidae). Gymnophthalmidae – a large neotropical family containing many species with reduced limbs, the most extreme being the 23 species in the genus Bachia , which escape by making sudden saltatory "figure-8" flicks with the ...

  9. Category:Pygopodids of Australia - Wikipedia

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