Pygopus steelescotti James, Donnellan & Hutchinson 2001 articles

Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: N Australia (wet-dry tropic, North Territory)
Type locality: Cape Crawford NT 16°34.3'S, 135°57.9' E

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The northern hooded scaly-foot (Pygopus steelescotti) is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is native to northern Australia.^[2]

The specific name, steelescotti, is in honor of Dr. Colin Steele-Scott for his support of the South Australian Museum.^[2]^[3]

P. steelescotti is found in northeastern Western Australia, northern Northern Territory, and northwestern Queensland, Australia.^[1]

The preferred natural habitat of P. steelescotti is forest.^[1]

Large for its genus, P. steelescotti may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 18.5 cm (7.3 in). The tail is very long, 100% to 152% of SVL.^[4]

P. steelescotti is oviparous.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Cogger, H.; Ellis, R.; Oliver, P.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Shea, G. (2017). "Pygopus steelescotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102831722A102831725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102831722A102831725.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pygopus steelescotti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pygopus steelescotti, p. 251).
^ James et al. (2001).

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The northern hooded scaly-foot (Pygopus steelescotti) is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species is native to northern Australia.