Pygopus steelescotti

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pygopodoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Gekkota Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha Superfamilia: Pygopodoidea

Familia: Pygopodidae
Genus: Pygopus
Species: Pygopus steelescotti

Name

Pygopus steelescotti James, Donnellan & Hutchinson, 2001: 49

• Holotype: NTM R20546, collected by P. Horner in 1994.
• Type locality: “Cape Crawford, NT 16°34.3'S, 135°57.9' E”.

References

Primary references

• James, B.H., Donnellan, S.C. & Hutchinson, M.N. 2001. Taxonomic revision of the Australian lizard Pygopus nigriceps (Squamata: Gekkonoidea). Records of the South Australian Museum 34: 37–52. BHL

Links

• Cogger, H., Ellis, R., Oliver, P.M., Zichy-Woinarski, J.C. & Shea, G. 2017. IUCN: Pygopus steelescotti  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T102831722A102831725. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102831722A102831725.en. Accessed on 27 December 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Northern Hooded Scaly-Foot