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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Pygopodidae
Bibliography of the genus Pletholax
Biodiversity of the family Pygopodidae








Genus
Pletholax

Keeled Legless Lizards

Kiel-Flossenfüsse

Kølskællede Finnefødder

1864 Pletholax Cope (type species: Pletholax gracilis Cope 1864)
Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).

Pletholax edelensis

Shark Bay Keeled Legless Lizard

Nördlicher Kiel-Flossenfuss

Nordlig Kølskællet Finnefod

1978 Pletholax gracilis edelensis Storr
Pletholax edelensis Wells & Wellington 1984

Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of gracilis. Raised to status as a separate species by Kealley, Doughty, Edwards & Brennan (2020), although already Wells & Wellington (1984) had regarded it as such.
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).





Pletholax gracilis

West Coast Keeled Legless Lizard, Slender Slider

Südlicher Kiel-Flossenfuss

Sydlig Kølskællet Finnefod

1864 Pletholax gracilis Cope

Remarks: Previously included edelensis.
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia).