Lerista nevinae
| Lerista nevinae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lerista |
| Species: | L. nevinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lerista nevinae L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
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Lerista nevinae, also known commonly as Nevin's three-toed slider and Nevin's slider, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, nevinae, is in honor of Anne F. Nevin of the Western Australian Museum.[3]: 189
Description
Lerista nevinae has 18 scale rows at midbody.[2]
Dorsally, it is pale brown, with black stripes. Ventrally, it is whitish. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 4 cm (1.6 in).[4]: 376
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Lerista nevinae is shrubland on coastal dunes.[1]
Reproduction
Lerista nevinae is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b Teale, R.; Doughty, P.; Ellis, R.; Gaikhorst, G.; Oliver, P.; Craig, M. (2017). "Lerista nevinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T109476951A109476954. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109476951A109476954.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Lerista nevinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ^ Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp.
Further reading
- Cogger, H.G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0643100350. xxx + 1,033 pp.
- Smith, L.A.; Adams, M. (2007). "Revision of the Lerista muelleri species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia, with a redescription of L. muelleri (Fischer, 1881) and the description of nine new species". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 23 (4): 309–358. (Lerista nevinae, new species, pp. 330–332, Figure 17).