THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA - LEGLESS LIZARDS

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Selection of Australian Frogs

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REPTILES OF THE WORLD SPECIES LISTS


SLENDER SLIDERS
Pletholax gracilis and Pletholax edelensis
 These species grows to around 20 -30cm (8" to 1ft) total length

The status of the subspecies is uncertain

COMMON NAME
(Internal Link)

SCIENTIFIC NAME (External Link)

DISTRIBUTION

Edel Slender (Slider) Legless Lizard
(Status uncertain)

Pletholax edelensis (or Pletholax gracilis edelensis

Shark Bay WA

Slender (Slider) Legless Lizard
(Status uncertain)

Pletholax gracilis or Pletholax gracilis gracilis

WA (South West Coast)

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Slender Slider (Pletholax gracilis gracilis) Perth, WA
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Pletholax gracilis distribution
Approximate distribution of the Slender Sliders (Pletholax gracilis)
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Slender Slider (Pletholax gracilis gracilis) Perth, WA
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Slender Slider (Pletholax gracilis gracilis) Perth, WA
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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
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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


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Reptiles
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Reptiles of Norfolk Island

Reptiles of Australia

Selection of Australian Frogs

Reptiles of the World

Amphibians of the World

Reptiles
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Frogs
of
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Reptiles
of
The World

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