Pygopus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Genus: | Pygopus Merrem, 1820 |
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| Geographic range of the genus Pygopus in Australia | |
Pygopus is a genus belonging to the family of Australian legless lizards (Pygopodidae). Members of this genus are also commonly called scalyfoot.
Species
Within the genus Pygopus the following five species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Pygopus lepidopodus (Lacépède, 1804) – common scalyfoot
- Pygopus nigriceps (Fischer, 1882) – hooded scalyfoot
- Pygopus robertsi P. Oliver, Couper & Amey, 2010[2]
- Pygopus schraderi Boulenger, 1913
- Pygopus steelescotti James, Donnellan & Hutchinson, 2001
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pygopus.
Etymology
The specific name, robertsi, is in honor of Australian Charles George Roberts for assistance to scientists in the field.[3]
The specific name, schraderi, is in honor of German explorer and astronomer Carl Wilhelm Otto Schrader (1852–1930).[4]
The specific name, steelescotti, is in honor of Dr. Colin Steele-Scott for his support of the South Australian Museum.[4]
References
- ^ "Pygopus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Oliver, Paul M.; Couper, Patrick J.; Amey, Andrew (2010). "A new species of Pygopus (Pygopodidae; Gekkota; Squamata) from north-eastern Queensland". Zootaxa. Magnolia Press: 47–61. ISSN 1175-5326.
{{cite journal}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|1=and|2=(help) - ^ "Pygopus robertsi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b 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 schraderi, p. 238; P. steelescotti, p. 251).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Pygopus, p. 240).
- Merrem B (1820). Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien: Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum. Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + one plate. (Pygopus, new genus, p. 77). (in German and Latin).
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