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Pygopus nigriceps (Black-headed Scaly Foot)

Synonyms: Cryptodelma nigriceps; Delma bailey; Pygopus territorianus

Wikipedia Abstract

The hooded scaly-foot, Pygopus nigriceps, is an endemic Australian legless lizard of the Pygopodidae family.
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Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  14 grams
Gestation [1]  74 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Reproductive Mode [2]  Oviparous
Snout to Vent Length [1]  7 inches (17 cm)
Habitat Substrate [2]  Terrestrial

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0