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title: "Gewöhnlicher Flossenfuß"
description: "Pygopus lepidopodus — Reptilien. The common scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) is a widespread species of legless lizard in the Pygopodidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/common-scaly-foot
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gewöhnlicher Flossenfuß

> Pygopus lepidopodus — Reptilien. The common scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) is a widespread species of legless lizard in the Pygopodidae family.

- Scientific name: *Pygopus lepidopodus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: `savanna` (Savanne)
- iNaturalist observations: 994
- Wikidata: [Q3728483](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3728483)
- iNaturalist taxon: [36963](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/36963)

## Names

- en: Common Scaly-foot
- de: Gewöhnlicher Flossenfuß

## Countries with the most observations

AU (954)

## Summary

The common scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) is a widespread species of legless lizard in the Pygopodidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_scaly-foot

## Photo

![Gewöhnlicher Flossenfuß](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-scaly-foot/medium.jpg)

Photo: Marius Burger · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/329960156

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-scaly-foot?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).