THE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF AUSTRALIA - LEGLESS LIZARDS

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REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND

COLUBRID SNAKES - Colubridae Homalopsidae Mud Snakes

QUEENSLAND PYTHON SNAKES - Pythonidae

Qld ELAPID SNAKES - Elapidae Cobras Coral Snakes

QLD SEA SNAKES - Hydrophiinae Laticaudidae Sea Kraits

FILE SNAKES - Acrochordidae

Qld BLIND SNAKES - Worm Snakes - Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops

TURTLES Tortoises Chelonii Testudines

QUEENSLAND DRAGON LIZARDS Agamas Agamidae

GECKO LIZARDS Gekkonidae

Queensland LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

Queensland MONITOR LIZARDS Goannas Varanids Varanidae

Skinks of Queensland

Qld CROCODILES Crocodylia Crocodilia Saltwater freshwater estuarine

REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


QUEENSLAND - LEGLESS LIZARDS - SPECIES LISTING


UNBANDED DELMA - Delma butleri

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Reptilia

Order:

Squamata

Infraorder:

Gekkota

Family:

Pygopodidae

 

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COMMON NAME
 (Internal Link)

SCIENTIFIC NAME
(External Link)

DISTRIBUTION

Rusty-topped Delma

Delma borea

NT, Qld, SA(?), WA

Unbanded Delma and Neck-barred Delma

Delma butleri

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA, Vic,

*Hellish Excitable Delma

Delma hades (Split from Delma tincta in 2025)

WA, SA, NT, Qld :- occurs across a wide area of central Australia: from the eastern Kimberley, south to central SA, inland Queensland to near the Gulf of Carpentaria and through central NT.

Patternless Delma

Delma inornata

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic

Atherton Delma

Delma mitella

Qld

Sharp-snouted Delma

Delma nasuta

NSW(?), NT, Qld, SA, WA

Single-striped Delma

Delma labialis

Qld

Leaden Delma

Delma plebeia

NSW, Qld

*Coastal Queensland Delma

Delma retilcuata (Split from Delma tincta in 2025)

Qld, NSW? :- occurs in eastern Queensland from the tip of the Cape to Brisbane. It may extend into northern New South Wales

*Excitable Delma

Delma tincta (Split in 2025, see D. branchia, D. hades, & D. reticulata)

WA, SA, Qld, NT :- occurs across a wide area of central Australia: from the eastern Kimberley, south and east to the Lake Frome region in SA, inland Queensland to near the Gulf of Carpentaria and through the central Northern Territory

Adorned Delma

Delma torquata

Qld

Burton's Legless Lizard

Lialis burtonis

NSW, ACT, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Brigalow Scaly-foot

Paradelma orientalis

Qld

Common Scaly Foot

Pygopus lepidopodus

NSW, ACT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA

Roberts' Scaly-foot

Pygopus robertsi

Qld

Eastern Hooded Scaly-foot

Pygopus schraderi

NT, Qld, NSW, SA, Vic

Northern Hooded Scaly-foot

Pygopus steelescotti

NT, Qld, WA
 

DISTRIBUTION KEY
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CI = Christmas Island

CKI = Cocos (Keeling) Island

NSW = New South Wales

NT = Northern Territory

Qld = Queensland

SA = South Australia

Tas = Tasmania

Vic = Victoria

WA = Western Australia

NI = Norfolk Island

LHI = Lord Howe Island

ACT = Australian Capital Territory
(Canberra region only - excludes Jervis Bay Territory)



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LEGLESS LIZARD SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods of Australia

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods of NSW

Queensland LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods

NORTHERN TERRITORY - LEGLESS LIZARDS - SPECIES LISTING

WESTERN AUSTRALIA - LEGLESS LIZARDS - SPECIES LISTING

VICTORIAN LEGLESS LIZARDS - SPECIES LIST

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Legless Lizards of
Australia

Legless Lizards
of SA

Legless Lizards
of NSW

Legless Lizards of Qld

Legless Lizards of NT

Legless Lizards of WA

Legless Lizards of
Victoria

Legless Lizards
of ACT

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE SPECIES LISTS BY STATE OR TERRITORY

Reptiles of South Australia
REPTILES OF VICTORIA
 REPTILES OF NSW REPTILES OF QUEENSLAND REPTILES OF NORTHERN TERRITORY REPTILES OF Western Australia Reptiles of the ACT(Canberra)

Reptiles of South Australia

Reptiles
of
Victoria

Reptiles
of
NSW

Reptiles
of
Qld

Reptiles
of
NT

Reptiles
of
WA

Reptiles
of the
ACT

Reptiles of Tasmania


LIZARDS OF THE WORLD - SPECIES LIST

Legless Lizards of the World

LEGLESS LIZARDS Pygopodidae Pygopods of Australia

LIZARDS OF AUSTRALIA

 Lizards of the World

Legless Lizards of
The World

Legless Lizards of
Australia

Lizards
of
Australia

Lizards
of The World


MORE REPTILE SPECIES LISTS

Reptiles of Lord Howe Island

Reptiles of Christmas Island

Reptiles
of Cocos Keeling Islands

Reptiles of Norfolk Island

Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

Reptiles
of
Australia

Frogs
of
Australia

Reptiles
of
The World

Amphibians of the
World

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