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Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, North Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, West Australia), Indonesia (Aru Islands and S Irian Jaya; E. COLIJN, pers. comm.)
Type locality: Round Hill Fauna Reserve, between Lake Cargelligo and Mt. Hope, in 32° 58 S, 146° 10 E, N. S. W.; original type locality N. S. W. (as Nova Cambria Australi).

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Lialis

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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.^[1] They have hinged teeth and kinetic skull joints which flex allowing them to swallow their prey whole.^[1]

Reproduction

Lizards in the genus Lialis exhibit oviparity.^[2]

Species

The following two species are recognized as being valid.^[2]

Lialis burtonis Gray, 1835
Lialis jicari Boulenger, 1903

References

^ ^a ^b Patchell F, Shine R (1986). "Feeding Mechanisms in Pygopodid Lizards: How Can Lialis Swallow Such Large Prey?". Journal of Herpetology 20 (1): 59-64.
^ ^a ^b Genus Lialis at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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Lialis: Brief Summary

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Lialis is a genus of legless lizards in the family Pygopodidae. The genus is native to Australia and New Guinea.

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