Family

Legless Geckos

Pygopodidae

4 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyPygopodidae (Legless Geckos)

Species in this group

Lialis burtonis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pygopus lepidopodus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Pygopus nigriceps

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Delma australis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~20%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~20%

Apr

~20%

May

~10%

Jun

~20%

Jul

~20%

Aug

~30%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Legless Geckos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 28 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~40%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~40%
2	Hattah-Kulkyne National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~40%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~30%
	Marble-faced Delma			~20%
3	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~30%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~30%
	Common Scaly-foot			~20%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~10%
5	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~30%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~20%
	Black-headed Scaly Foot			~10%
6	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~30%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~30%
7	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~20%
	Common Scaly-foot			~20%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~10%
8	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Black-headed Scaly Foot			~20%
9	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~20%
10	Rottnest Island	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~20%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~20%
11	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Common Scaly-foot			~10%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Perth	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~10%
2	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~10%
3	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	2 of 4	~10%
	Common Scaly-foot			<5%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Gembira Loka Zoo	🇮🇩 Indonesia	In captivity

Legless Geckos

Species in this group

Burton's Legless Lizard

Common Scaly-foot

Black-headed Scaly Foot

Marble-faced Delma

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Legless Geckos

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked

Zoos & Centres Where Found