Common Scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus): facts, sounds & photos

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Common Scaly-foot (Pygopus lepidopodus) lives in grassland, heath, woodland across southern and eastern Australia. Its conservation status is Least Concern.

Fascinating facts about the Common Scaly-foot

When threatened, the scaly-foot flashes its thick, fleshy tongue, mimicking a snake.
It is mostly active at dusk or dawn and can be nocturnal after high daytime temperatures.
Its range includes southern and eastern Australia, with isolated populations in semiarid southern Queensland and tropical wet Queensland.

At a glance

Rangesouthern and eastern Australia

Habitatgrassland, heath, woodland

Dietburrowing spiders and invertebrates

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