Lialis

Lialis
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
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]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lialis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading


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