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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.
Delma butleri, also known commonly as Butler's legless lizard, Butler's scalyfoot, the spinifex snake-lizard, and the unbanded delma, is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is endemic to Australia .
Legless lizard may refer to any of several groups of lizards that have independently lost limbs or reduced them to the point of being of no use in locomotion. [1] It is the common name for the family Pygopodidae . [ 2 ]
How to tell a glass lizard from a snake. There are several physical characteristics that differentiate snakes and legless lizards: Glass lizards in North Carolina have ear openings on the sides of ...
Glass (legless) lizards look remarkably snake-like. We talked to wildlife experts to find out how to tell the difference.
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]
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.
D. tincta is a slender, long legless lizard that through evolution lost its limbs. It is found throughout Australia in a variety of habitats, and spends most of its time hiding. Due to its nocturnal nature, it is rare to spot in the wild. This legless lizard is small to moderate in size, with a tail that is three to four times its body length.