Lialis
Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Lialis
Gray, 1835
Geographic range of the genus Lialis in Australia and New Guinea.

Lialis is a genus of legless lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea.

Diet

Lizards in the genus Lialis specialize in eating skinks.[1] They have hinged teeth and kinetic skull joints which flex allowing them to swallow their prey whole.[1]

Reproduction

Lizards in the genus Lialis exhibit oviparity.[2]

Species

The following two species are recognized as being valid.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Patchell F, Shine R (1986). "Feeding Mechanisms in Pygopodid Lizards: How Can Lialis Swallow Such Large Prey?". Journal of Herpetology 20 (1): 59-64.
  2. ^ a b Genus Lialis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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