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Pygopus
''Pygopus'' is a genus belonging to the Family (biology), family of Australian legless lizards (Pygopodidae). Members of this genus are also commonly called scaly-foot. Species Within the genus ''Pygopus'' the following five species are recognized as being valid."''Pygopus'' ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov. *''Pygopus lepidopodus'' – common scaly-foot *''Pygopus nigriceps'' – hooded scaly-foot, western scaly-foot, black-headed scaly-foot, western hooded scaly-foot *''Pygopus robertsi'' – Robert's scaly-foot, Cape York scaly-foot *''Pygopus schraderi'' – eastern hooded scaly-foot, eastern scaly-foot *''Pygopus steelescotti'' – northern hooded scaly-foot ''Nota bene'': A Binomial nomenclature, binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pygopus''. References Further reading

*George Albert Boulenger, Boulenger GA (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British ...
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