THE REPTILES OF AUSTRALIA

AUSTRALIAN REPTILE PHOTOS, DISTRIBUTION MAPS AND INFORMATION
Covering Snakes and Lizards, Crocodiles and Turtles, including Colubrid snakes, Pythons, Elapids (called Cobras or Coral Snakes in some countries), Sea Snakes, File Snakes, Blind (or Worm) Snakes, Sea Turtles, Freshwater Turtles (or Tortoises) Dragon Lizards (Agamas), Gecko's, Legless Lizards Monitor Lizards (often called Goanna's in Australia), Skinks and Crocodilia

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Last Updated November 11, 2012

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A Listing of Australian Legless Lizards
Distribution Key

ORDER: SQUAMATA (LIZARDS AND SNAKES)
SUBORDER: SAURIA (LIZARDS)
Family: Pygopodidae (Snake-lizards)

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Scientific Name
Common Name
Distribution
Aclys concinna Javelin Lizard WA
Aprasia aurita Eared Worm-lizard NSW(?),Vic
Aprasia haroldi Shark Bay Worm-lizard WA
Aprasia inaurita Mallee Worm-lizard NSW,SA,Vic,WA
Aprasia parapulchella Granite Worm-lizard NSW
Aprasia pseudopulchella *Flinders Range Worm-lizard SA
Aprasia pulchella Pretty Worm-lizard WA
Aprasia repens Sedgelands Worm-lizard WA
Aprasia rostrata Exmouth Worm-lizard WA
Aprasia smithi Zuytdorp Worm-lizard WA
Aprasia striolata Striated Worm Lizard  NSW,NT,SA,Vic,WA
Delma australis Marble-faced Worm lizard NSW, NT, SA, Vic, WT
Delma borea Rusty-topped Delma NT,Qld,SA(?),WA
Delma butleri *Unbanded Delma NSW,NT,Qld(?),SA,Vic,
Delma elegans Pilbara Delma WA
Delma fraseri Frasers Delma SA,WA
Delma grayii Side-barred Delma WA
Delma haroldi Neck-barred Delma NT,WA
Delma impar Many-lined Delma NSW,SA,Vic
Delma inornata Patternless Delma NSW,Qld,SA,Vic
Delma labialis Single-striped Delma Qld
Delma mitella Atherton Delma Qld
Delma molleri Gulf Delma SA
Delma nasuta Sharp-snouted Delma NSW(?),NT,Qld,SA,WA
Delma pax Peace Delma NT,WA
Delma plebeia Leaden Delma NSW,Qld
Delma tincta Excitable Delma NSW,NT,Qld,SA,WA
Delma torquata Adorned Delma Qld
Lialis burtonis Burton's Legless Lizard NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Ophidiocephalus taeniatus Bronzeback NT,SA
Paradelma orientalis Brigalow Scaly-foot Qld
Pletholax gracilis Slender (Slider) Legless Lizard WA
Pygopus lepidopodus Common Scaly Foot NSW,Qld,SA,Vic,WA
Pygopus nigriceps Black-headed or Western Scaly Foot NSW,NT,Qld,SA,Vic?,WA
Pygopus robertsi
 *Roberts' Scaly-foot
 Qld
Pygopus schraderi Eastern Hooded Scalyfoot
NT,Qld,WA,SA,Vic
Pygopus steelscotti *Northern Hooded Scalyfoot
NT,Qld,WA

 

DISTRIBUTION KEY
Click on the abbreviation below to see a map of the area
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