Pygopus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Gekkota
Infraordo: Pygopodomorpha

Familia: Pygopodidae
Genus: Pygopus
Species: P. lepidopodus – P. nigriceps – P. robertsi – P. schraderi – P. steelescotti – †P. hortulanus
Name

Pygopus Merrem, 1820

References

Hutchinson, M.N. 1997: The first fossil pygopod (Squamata, Gekkota), and a review of mandibular variation in living species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 41: 355–366.
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. PDF
Mead, J.I. et al. 2008: Pygopus (Squamata: Pygopodidae) from mid-Holocene cave deposits, Western and South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum, 25: 87–93. PDF
Oliver, P.M.; Couper, P.; Amey, A. 2010: A new species of Pygopus (Pygopodidae; Gekkota; Squamata) from north-eastern Queensland. Zootaxa, 2578: 47–61. Preview

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Nomenclator Zoologicus

Pygopus is a genus belonging to the family of Australian legless lizards (Pygopodidae). Members of this genus are also commonly called scaly-foot.
Species

Within the genus Pygopus the following five species are recognized as being valid.[1][2]

Pygopus lepidopodus (Lacépède, 1804) – common scaly-foot
Pygopus nigriceps (Fischer, 1882) – hooded scaly-foot, western scaly-foot, black-headed scaly-foot, western hooded scaly-foot
Pygopus robertsi P. Oliver, Couper & Amey, 2010[3] – Robert's scaly-foot, Cape York scaly-foot
Pygopus schraderi Boulenger, 1913 – eastern hooded scaly-foot, eastern scaly-foot
Pygopus steelescotti James, Donnellan & Hutchinson, 2001 – northern hooded scaly-foot

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pygopus.
References

Genus Pygopus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
"Pygopus ". ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System). www.itis.gov.

Oliver, Paul M.; Couper, Patrick; Amey, Andrew (2010). "A new species of Pygopus (Pygopodidae; Gekkota; Squamata) from north-eastern Queensland". Zootaxa. 2578: 47–61. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2578.1.3. hdl:2440/62879. ISSN 1175-5326.

Further reading

Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Pygopus, p. 240).
Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Merrem B (1820). Versuchs eines Systems der Amphibien: Tentamen Systematis Amphibiorum. Marburg: J.C. Krieger. xv + 191 pp. + one plate. (Pygopus, new genus, p. 77). (in German and Latin).
Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.