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Lialis
Sign in to saveLialis is a genus of legless lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Lialis is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to Lialis burtonis, Australia and Animalia.
It is catalogued under topics including Lialis, Lizard genera and Taxa named by John Edward Gray.
Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPygopodidae
Lialis est un genre de geckos de la famille des Pygopodidae.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 150
- Family
- Pygopodidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, TNHC, MNHN, AM, NMV, ROM
- Recorded in
- Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Australie, Nouvelle-GuinéE, IndonéSie, Unknown Or Invalid
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pygopodidae
- Image
- Lialis burtonis 1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Lialis
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Lialis
- topic's main category
- Category:Lialis
- taxon author citation
- Gray, 1835
- diel cycle
- cathemeral
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Diet
- Reproduction
- Species
- References
- Further reading
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. They have hinged teeth and kinetic skull joints which flex allowing them to swallow their prey whole.
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