Pygopodidae (Legless Geckos)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC

Lialis burtonis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

LC Endemic

Pygopus nigriceps

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Pygopus steelescotti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Pygopus lepidopodus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

LC Endemic

Delma tincta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Aprasia striolata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Delma borea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Delma nasuta

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Delma australis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Delma impar

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Delma desmosa

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Delma butleri

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

VU Endemic

Aprasia rostrata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~20%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~20%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Legless Geckos

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Litchfield National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~60%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~50%
	Northern Hooded Scaly-foot			Insufficient data
	Excitable Delma			Insufficient data
2	Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	5	~50%
	Black-headed Scaly Foot			~30%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			Insufficient data
	Excitable Delma			Insufficient data
	Desert Delma			Insufficient data
	Sharp-snouted Delma			Insufficient data
3	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6	~50%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~20%
	Black-headed Scaly Foot			~20%
	Sharp-snouted Delma			Insufficient data
	Excitable Delma			Insufficient data
	Butler's Legless Lizard			Insufficient data
	🦎 Hermite Island Worm-lizard			Insufficient data
4	Nitmiluk National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~40%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~30%
	🦎 Rusty-topped Delma			Insufficient data
5	Kakadu National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~30%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~30%
	Northern Hooded Scaly-foot			Insufficient data
6	Cape Range	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~30%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			Insufficient data
	Black-headed Scaly Foot			Insufficient data
	Excitable Delma			Insufficient data
7	Flinders Ranges National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	3	~20%
	Common Scaly-foot			Insufficient data
	Burton's Legless Lizard			Insufficient data
	Marble-faced Delma			Insufficient data
8	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Common Scaly-foot			~20%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			<5%
9	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Common Scaly-foot			~10%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			~10%
10	Noosa National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~20%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			Insufficient data
	Common Scaly-foot			Insufficient data
11	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Common Scaly-foot			~10%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			Insufficient data
12	Flinders Chase	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Striated Worm-lizard			Insufficient data
13	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Common Scaly-foot			Insufficient data
	Burton's Legless Lizard			Insufficient data
14	Grampians National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	2	~10%
	Striped Legless Lizard			Insufficient data
	Common Scaly-foot			Insufficient data
15	Booderee National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	~10%
	Common Scaly-foot			Insufficient data
16	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1	<5%
	Burton's Legless Lizard			Insufficient data