| Pygopus robertsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Pygopus |
| Species: | P. robertsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pygopus robertsi | |
Pygopus robertsi, also known as Robert's scaly-foot or Cape York scaly-foot, is a species of legless lizard of the Pygopodidae family. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia. [2]
The specific name, robertsi, is in honor of Australian Charles George Roberts for assistance to scientists in the field. [3]
Pygopodidae, commonly known as legless lizards, snake-lizards, or flap-footed lizards, is a family of squamates with reduced or absent limbs, and are a type of gecko. At least 35 species are placed in two subfamilies and eight genera. They have unusually long, slender bodies, giving them a strong resemblance to snakes. Like snakes and most geckos, they have no eyelids, but unlike snakes, they have external ear holes and flat, unforked tongues. They are native to Australia and New Guinea.
Pygopus is a genus belonging to the family of Australian legless lizards (Pygopodidae). Members of this genus are also commonly called scaly-foot.
The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, Java wart snakes, file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family created for the genus Acrochordus. This is a group of primitive aquatic snakes found in Australia and tropical Asia. Currently, three species are recognized.
Limbochromis robertsi is a species of cichlid endemic to Ghana where it is found in the upper reaches of the Pra River Basin. This species has been recorded reaching a maximum length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. It is currently the only known member of its genus. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Tyson R. Roberts who collected the type.
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. It is the common name for the family Pygopodidae, but often refers to other groups, such as limbless anguids, depending on the region of the world. These lizards are often distinguishable from snakes on the basis of one or more of the following characteristics: possessing eyelids, possessing external ear openings, lack of broad belly scales, notched rather than forked tongue, having two more-or-less-equal lungs, and/or having a very long tail.
The Yucatán spiny-tailed iguana is a species of lizard in the family Iguanidae. It is endemic to Mexico.
Paradelma orientalis, commonly known as the Brigalow scaly-foot or Queensland snake-lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae. It is endemic to Australia and is the only species in the monotypic genus Paradelma.
Robert's river garfish is a species of viviparous halfbeak endemic to Papua New Guinea where it is only known from the area around Kokoda. This species grows to a length of 13 centimetres (5.1 in) SL.
The common scaly-foot is a widespread species of legless lizard in the Pygopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia.
Omobranchus robertsi is a species of combtooth blenny found in the western central Pacific ocean, around Papua New Guinea. The specific name honours Tyson R. Roberts, the American ichthyologist.
The hooded scaly-foot, or western scaly-foot, black-headed scaly-foot, or western hooded scaly-foot, is an endemic Australian legless lizard of the family Pygopodidae.
Pseudambassis roberti is a species of fish in the family Ambassidae, the Asiatic glassfishes. It is sole species in the genus. It is endemic to Burma. The Catalog of Fishes classifies this species as Parambassis robertsi. The specific name honours the American ichthyologist Tyson R. Roberts.
Pachydactylus robertsi, commonly known as the large-scaled gecko, shielded thick-toed gecko, or Rauhschuppen-Dickfingergecko in German, is an African species of gecko.
The eastern hooded scaly-foot or eastern scaly-foot is a species of flap-footed lizard found in the complex heaths of the lower west coast and the spinifex grasslands of mainland Australia. They are popular pets and are often mistaken for snakes due to their limbless appearance
Bougainville's scaly-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Bougainville Island.
Lepidodactylus planicauda, also known as the Mindanao scaly-toed gecko or small broad-tailed smooth-scaled gecko, is a species of gecko. It is endemic to the Philippines.
The northern hooded scaly-foot is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is native to northern Australia.
The grey-bellied sunskink is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Anilios robertsi, also known as Roberts' blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet robertsi honours naturalist Lewis Roberts, an honorary consultant of the Queensland Museum and collector of the holotype specimen.
Anolis compressicauda, the Malposo scaly anole, is a species of lizard in the family Dactyloidae. The species is found in Mexico.
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