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Brigalow Scaly-foot

Paradelma orientalis


Maximum Snout Vent Length –
197mm

Status : Listed as
Vulnerable by Qld & C’wealth.

Endemic to the Brigalow Belt
in Queensland. Uncommon in the Mackay/Whitsunday/Isaac region where it has been
found in open woodland near Nebo.

A Legless Lizard (Pygopodid)
that feeds on insects and arthropods and will climb wattles to lick fresh sap.

Classifications: Reptiles
Family: Pygopodidae
Information sources: Photo by Brendan Schembri near Elphinstone

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