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Brigalow Scaly-foot

Paradelma orientalis

Classification

The Brigalow scaly-foot (Paradelma orientalis), also known as the Queensland snake-lizard, is a species of legless lizard in the family Pygopodidae. It is endemic to Australia and is the only species in the monotypic genus Paradelma. As a member of the family Pygopodidae, Paradelma orientalis is a snake-like lizard with an elongated tail and no visible limbs apart from a pair of flaps equivalent to the hindlimbs of other lizards.

Distribution

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