Lialis burtonis

Lialis burtonis

Taxobox
name = "Lialis burtonis"



regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Sauria
familia = Pygopodidae
genus = "Lialis"
species = "L. burtonis"
binomial = "Lialis burtonis"
binomial_authority = (Gray, 1835)

:"Common names: Burton's legless lizard""Lialis burtonis" is a pygopodid lizard ("legless lizard") found in Australia and New Guinea.

Description

The most notable feature of this legless lizard is its angular snout.

Geographic range

Widespread across virtually all of Australia.

Feeding

The diet consists primarily of small skinks, geckoes and snakes.

Reproduction

Oviparous, with two eggs per clutch.

References


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