Species profile—Pygopus steelescotti (northern hooded scaly-foot)
Classification
Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals ) (animals) → Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles) → Pygopodidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&family=pygopodidae ) (pygopodid lizards) → Pygopus steelescotti (northern hooded scaly-foot)
( https://wildnet.itp.qld.gov.au/wws/images/3495?f=.jpg )
Sighting data
- Download
- KML ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26887&f=kml ) | CSV ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26887&f=csv ) | GeoJson ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getsurveysbyspecies&taxonid=26887 )
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (animals)
- Class
- Reptilia ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia ) (reptiles)
- Family
- Pygopodidae ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species-search/?kingdom=animals&class=reptilia&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
Other resources
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) ( https://ozcam.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Pygopus%20steelescotti#tab_mapView )
- Atlas of Living Australia ( https://bie.ala.org.au/search?q=PYGOPUS%2BSTEELESCOTTI )
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api ) using the Get species by ID function ( https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/qld-wildlife-data-api/resource/d050bfcd-ad49-4776-9bdb-7d5fa8f94fe2 ) used under CC-By 4.0 ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ).
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26887 ( https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26887 ).
This information is sourced from the WildNet platform ( https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/plants-animals/species-information/wildnet ) managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
