Biology:Lerista haroldi

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Short description: Species of lizard

Lerista haroldi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lerista
Species:
L. haroldi
Binomial name
Lerista haroldi
Storr, 1983

Lerista haroldi, also known commonly as the Gnaraloo mulch-slider and Harold's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Australia state of Western Australia.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, haroldi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gregory Harold.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. haroldi is grassland.[3]

Description

L. haroldi has three digits on each of its four feet.[1]

Reproduction

L. haroldi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lerista haroldi 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 haroldi, p. 116).
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Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN:978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1983). "Two New Lizards from Western Australia (Genera Diplodactylus and Lerista)". Records of the Western Australian Museum 11 (1): 59–62. (Lerista haroldi, new species, pp. 61–62, Figure 2).
  • Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (199). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. ISBN:978-0730726562.
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN:978-1921517280.


Wikidata ☰ Q3230180 entry