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Species profile—Pygopus steelescotti (northern hooded scaly-foot)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Pygopodidae (pygopodid lizards) → Pygopus steelescotti (northern hooded scaly-foot)

Photo of Pygopus steelescotti (northern hooded scaly-foot) - Dollery, C.,QPWS,2001

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Pygopodidae (pygopodid lizards)
Scientific name
Pygopus steelescotti James, Donnellan & Hutchinson, 2001
Common name
northern hooded scaly-foot
Type reference
James, B.H., Donnellan, S.C. and Hutchinson, M.N. (2001) Taxonomic revision of the Australian lizard Pygopus nigriceps (Squamata: Gekkonoidea). Records of the South Australian Museum 43(1): 37-52.
WildNet taxon ID
26887
Synonym(s)
Pygopus nigriceps
Alternate name(s)
hooded scaly-foot
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26887.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024