Biology:Lerista christinae

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Lerista christinae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lerista
Species:
L. christinae
Binomial name
Lerista christinae
Storr, 1979

Lerista christinae, also known commonly as the bold-striped slider and Christina's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, christinae, is in honor of Australian biologist Christine Davidge.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. christinae is shrubland.[3]

Description

L. christinae has four digits on each front foot, and four digits on each hind foot.[1]

Reproduction

L. christinae is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lerista christinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lerista christinae, p. 54).
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Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2013). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1979). "Five new lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (1): 134–142. (Lerista christinae, new species, pp. 139–140, Plate 3).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptile of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.


Wikidata ☰ Q3230157 entry