Burton's Legless Lizard
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Burton's Legless Lizard

Lialis burtonis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Kakadu National Park
24 Verified records at Kakadu National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️🌙 Day & Night When it's active Active throughout day and night

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. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Burton's Legless Lizard sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kakadu National Park

Northern Hooded Scaly-foot
LC Endemic

Northern Hooded Scaly-foot

🌙 Nocturnal Reptile

Pygopus steelescotti

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
20–30
Sep
10–20
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Litchfield National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
40–50%
2 Nitmiluk National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
3 Kakadu National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
20–30%
4 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Royal National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
6 Blue Mountains National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
<5%
7 Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
8 Noosa National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
9 Flinders Ranges National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
10 Springbrook National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
11 Lamington National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data
12 Daintree National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Burton's Legless Lizard in Kakadu National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Burton's Legless Lizard sighting in Kakadu National Park, based on 24 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Burton's Legless Lizard in Kakadu National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Burton's Legless Lizard in Kakadu National Park in our monthly data.

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