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title: "Burton's Legless Lizard"
description: "Lialis burtonis — Reptiles. Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/burton-s-legless-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Burton's Legless Lizard

> Lialis burtonis — Reptiles. Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae.

- Scientific name: *Lialis burtonis*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptiles)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2554
- Wikidata: [Q781959](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781959)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36978](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36978)

## Names

- en: Burton's Legless Lizard
- de: Burtons Spitzkopf-Flossenfuß
- es: Culebrilla de aletas de Burton
- fr: Lézard-serpent à nez pointu
- pl: Płatonóg ostropyski

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2487), PG (5)

## Summary

Burton's legless lizard (Lialis burtonis) is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae. The species lacks forelegs and has only rudimentary hind legs. Pygopodid lizards are also referred to as "legless lizards", "flap-footed lizards" and "snake-lizards". This species is native to Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton%27s_legless_lizard

## Photo

![Burton's Legless Lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/burton-s-legless-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/316440962

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/burton-s-legless-lizard?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).