Lialis
| Lialis | |
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| Lialis burtonis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Gekkota |
| Family: | Pygopodidae |
| Subfamily: | Lialisinae |
| Tribe: | Lialisini |
| Genus: | Lialis Gray, 1835 |
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| Geographic range of the genus Lialis in Australia and New Guinea. | |
Lialis is a genus of lizards in the family Pygopodidae, with two member species in this genus.[1]
Diet
These lizards specialize on skinks, and have hinged teeth and highly kinetic skulls that allow them to swallow their slippery prey whole.
Reproduction
Lizards in the genus Lialis exhibit oviparity and typically lay two eggs per clutch.
Species
The following two species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Lialis burtonis Gray, 1835
- Lialis jicari Boulenger, 1903
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Pygopodidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Genus Lialis, p. 246).
- Gray JE. 1835. Characters of a New Genus of Reptiles (Lialis) from New South Wales. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1834: 134-135. (Lialis, new genus, p. 134). (in Latin and English).
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