Black-headed Scaly Foot
Pygopus nigriceps
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyPygopodidae (Legless Geckos)
- GenusPygopus (Scaly-Feet)
- SpeciesPygopus nigriceps (Black-headed Scaly Foot)
The hooded scaly-foot (Pygopus nigriceps), also known as western scaly-foot, black-headed scaly-foot or western hooded scaly-foot, is an endemic Australian legless lizard of the family Pygopodidae. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Scaly Foot sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Ningaloo Marine Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Scaly Foot in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Scaly Foot sighting in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Scaly Foot in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Scaly Foot in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in our monthly data.