Hooded Scaly-Foot

                     HOODED SCALY-FOOT

SCIENTIFIC NAME :-    Pygopus nigriceps

OCCURRENCE :-          Western Australia

HABITAT :-                 Dry inland country , Coastal forest

SIZE :-                       Length 46 cm

FAMILY :-                   Pygopodidae

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS :-

1. Limbless and snake-like , this lizard has scaly flap-like hind limbs each containing tiny leg bones and fore toes which are normally held close to the body but are raised when disturbed and alarmed.
2. It has a rounded snout , fused eyelids and an extremely long tail.
3. It can draw its head back and hiss like a snake.
4. It emerges at night or dusk to feed on insects and small lizards.
5. The female lays 2 eggs.