About Pygopus lepidopodus (Lacépède, 1804)
Pygopus lepidopodus, commonly called the scaly-foot, has a snake-like appearance, and can grow up to 80 centimeters in length. It has a distinct keel, or ridge, running along the top of its body. Its color and pattern are variable: it may occasionally be grey with black spots, or coppery brown with a grey tail, and many other patterns and variations also exist. On close inspection, prominent flaps that are remnants of limbs can be seen, which gives the species its common name "scaly-foot". This species is found mostly across the southern and eastern regions of Australia. Isolated populations also exist in the semiarid area of southern Queensland, and in tropical wet Queensland.
