Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Pygopus
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Typical Scaly-foots
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Eigentliche Flossenfüsse
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Egentlige Finnefødder
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1820 |  |
Pygopus Merrem (type species: Bipes lepidopus [lapsus for lepidopodus ] Lacepede 1804) |
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1839 | |
Hysteropus Dumeril & Bibron [substitute name for Pygopus Merrem 1820] (type species: Sheltopusik novae-hollandiae Oppel 1811; syn. Boulenger 1885) |
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1882 | |
Cryptodelma Fischer (type species: Cryptodelma nigriceps Fischer 1882; syn. Kinghorn 1926) |
Contents:
5 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Wells & Wellington (1984) regarded
Paradelma as a synonym of Pygopus.
Introduced to:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory),
New Zealand.
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Pygopus lepidopodus
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Southern Scaly-foot, Common Scaly-foot
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Gewöhnlicher Flossenfuss, (Schlangen-Flossenfuss)
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Sydlig Finnefod, Almindelig Finnefod
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1804 | |
Bipes lepidopodus Lacepede |
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Pygopus lepidopus [lapsus] Merrem 1820 |
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1811 | |
Sheltopusik novae-hollandiae Oppel (Boulenger 1885) |
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1845 | |
Pygopus squamiceps Gray (Boulenger 1885) |
Remarks:
A record from Tasmania has not been confirmed (Kluge 1974).
Introduced to:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory),
New Zealand.
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Pygopus nigriceps
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Western Hooded Scaly-foot, Black-headed Scaly-foot
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Westlicher Kapuzen-Flossenfuss, Westlicher Flossenfuss
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Vestlig Hætte-finnefod
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1882 | |
Cryptodelma nigriceps Fischer |
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Pygopus nigriceps Kinghorn 1926 |
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1897 | |
Delma baileyi Günther (Kluge 1974) |
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Cryptodelma baileyi Werner 1912 |
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Pygopus baileyi Loveridge 1934 |
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1985 | |
Delma territorianus Wells & Wellington (James, Donnellan & Hutchinson 2001) |
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Pygopus territorianus Wells & Wellington 1985 |
Remarks:
Previously included schraderi (e.g., Kinghorn 1926; Cogger 1996), which was revalidated as a separate species by James, Donnellan & Hutchinson (2001), although already Wells & Wellington (1985) and Ehmann (1992) had treated it as such.
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Western Australia).
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Pygopus nigriceps
© Rune Midtgaard
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Pygopus robertsi
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Cape York Scaly-foot
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Cape York-Flossenfuss
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Cape York-finnefod
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2010 | |
Pygopus robertsi Oliver, Couper & Amey |
Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Pygopus schraderi
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Eastern Hooded Scaly-foot
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Östlicher Kapuzen-Flossenfuss
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Østlig Hætte-finnefod
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1913 | |
Pygopus schraderi Boulenger |
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Pygopus nigriceps schraderi Kluge 1974 |
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1985 | |
Pygopus klugei Wells & Wellington (James, Donnellan & Hutchinson 2001) |
Remarks:
Revalidated as a separate species by James, Donnellan & Hutchinson (2001), although already Wells & Wellington (1985) and Ehmann (1992) treated it as such.
Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Northern Territory,
Queensland,
South Australia,
Victoria,
Western Australia).
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Pygopus steelescotti
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Northern Hooded Scaly-foot
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Nördlicher Kapuzen-Flossenfuss
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Nordlig Hætte-finnefod
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2001 | |
Pygopus steelescotti James, Donnellan & Hutchinson |
Distribution:
Australia
(Northern Territory,
Queensland,
Western Australia).
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