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Lerista
''Lerista'' is a diverse (~ 90 species) genus of skinks endemic to Australia, commonly known as sliders. The genus is especially notable for the variation in the amount of limb reduction. The variation ranges from short-bodied forms with large legs bearing five toes, to elongate forms completely lacking legs. The body length of the lizards is . Their locomotion is linked to their body shape. The shorter skinks with prominent limbs travel on the surface; the longer skinks with reduced legs tend to burrow more. A phylogenetic tree of ''Lerista'', derived from DNA analysis, reveals that limb loss has happened multiple times within this group. Limb loss has occurred relatively recently, in the past 3.6 million years or so. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. Note: a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Lerista''. *'' Lerista aericeps'' – desert plain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Baynesi
''Lerista baynesi'', also known Common name, commonly as Baynes' lerista and Bayne's slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to Australia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''baynesi'', is in honor of Alexander Baynes (born 1944), who is an Australian mammalogist and paleontologist.Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens, Beolens B, Michael Watkins (zoologist), Watkins M, Michael Grayson, Grayson M (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lerista baynesi'', p. 20). Geographic range ''L. baynesi'' is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''L. baynesi'' are savanna and shrubland. Description ''L. baynesi'' has no front legs, and very small hind legs. Each hind leg has two toes. Reproduction ''L. baynesi'' is Oviparity, oviparous. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Allanae
Allan's lerista (''Lerista allanae''), also known Common name, commonly as Allan's skink and the greater robust fine-lined slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the Family (biology), family Scincidae. This rare species is Endemism, endemic to Queensland, Australia. Etymology The Specific name (zoology), specific name, ''allanae'', is in honor of "Mrs. P.C. Allan" who presented many interesting specimens to the Queensland Museum.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lerista allanae'', p. 5). Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''L. allanae'' is forest. Description ''L. allanae'' has its limbs much reduced. It has no front legs, and each of its back legs has only one digit. The digit bears a claw. The maximum recorded Snout-vent length, snout-to-vent length (SVL) for ''L. allanae'' is . Reproduction ''L. allanae'' is Oviparity, oviparous. Conservatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Amicorum
The Fortescue three-toed slider (''Lerista amicorum'') is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia. Etymology The specific name, ''amicorum'' (which means "of the friends" in Latin), is in honor of Australian zoologists (and friends), William Henry "Harry" Butler and Athol M. Douglas, both of whom collected the first specimens in 1964. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Lerista amicorum'', p. 7; "Butler, W. H.", p. 44; "Douglas, A. M.", p. 75). Geographic range ''L. amicorum'' is found in the Australian state of Western Australia. Habitat The preferred natural habitats of ''L. amicorum'' are grassland and savanna. Description ''L. amicorum'' has three toes on each of its four feet. Reproduction ''L. amicorum'' is oviparous. References Further reading * Cogger HG (2014). ''Reptiles and Amphibians of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Allochira
The Cape Range slider (''Lerista allochira'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3230143 Lerista Reptiles described in 1989 Taxa named by Peter G. Kendrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Ameles
The limbless fine-lined slider (''Lerista ameles'') is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ... in Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3230146 Lerista Reptiles described in 1979 Taxa named by Allen Eddy Greer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Aericeps
The desert plain slider (''Lerista aericeps'') is a species of skink found in Northern Territory, Queensland, and New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... in Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3230141 Lerista Reptiles described in 1986 Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Bipes
The north-western sandslider (''Lerista bipes'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3230151 Lerista Reptiles described in 1882 Taxa named by Johann Gustav Fischer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Apoda
The Dampier Land limbless slider (''Lerista apoda'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3230147 Lerista Reptiles described in 1976 Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Arenicola
The bight slider (''Lerista arenicola'') is a species of skink found in South Australia and Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3230148 Lerista Reptiles described in 1971 Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr Hampton bioregion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Axillaris
The stripe-sided robust slider (''Lerista axillaris'') is a species of skink found in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3230149 Lerista Reptiles described in 1991 Taxa named by Glen Milton Storr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Anyara
''Lerista anyara'', the Olkola slider skink , is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ... in Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q96387289 Lerista Reptiles described in 2019 Taxa named by Andrew P. Amey Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper Taxa named by Jessica Worthington Wilmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lerista Alia
The Bulleringa fine-lined slider (''Lerista alia'') is a species of skink found in Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ... in Australia. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q64866586 Lerista Reptiles described in 2019 Taxa named by Andrew P. Amey Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper Taxa named by Jessica Worthington Wilmer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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