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Keeled legless lizard
Pletholax - Cope, 1864

Pronunciation:
Etymology: possibly meaning 'full odour'.

Taxonomic notes:

Notes:
Statistics: Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 1 out of 1 Australian species

Size range:
Smallest Australian species: keeled legless lizard (Pletholax gracilis) at 9 cm
 Longest Australian species: keeled legless lizard (Pletholax gracilis) at 9 cm
Number of Australian species: 1
 

keeled legless lizard (Pletholax gracilis)
Perth, Western Australia
Photo © David Fischer
keeled legless lizard (Pletholax gracilis) distribution range map Pletholax gracilis
Keeled legless lizard
Year described
Cope 1864
Description

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