Lerista nichollsi
| Lerista nichollsi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lerista |
| Species: | L. nichollsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lerista nichollsi (Loveridge, 1933)
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Lerista nichollsi, also known commonly as the inland broad-blazed slider, the inland broad-striped slider, and Nicholls' lerista, 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, nichollsi, is in honor of Australian biologist George Edward Nicholls (1877–1953).[2]
Description
Adults of Lerista nichollsi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 7 cm (2.8 in). The front legs are absent, and each small back leg has only two digits. The lower eyelid is immovably fused, and it has a transparent "spectacle". There are four supraciliary scales.[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Lerista nichollsi is shrubland.[1]
Behaviour
Lerista nichollsi is terrestrial, sheltering in leaf litter and sandy soil, beneath shrubs.[1]
Reproduction
Lerista nichollsi is oviparous.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d Cowan, M.; Ford, S.; How, R.; Lloyd, R.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Lerista nichollsi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T109476962A109476971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109476962A109476971.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Lerista nichollsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp. (Lerista nichollsi, pp. 376–377).
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.
- Glauert, L. (1960). "Herpetological Miscellanea. XII.—The Family Scincidae in Western Australia. Part 2—The Genus Lygosoma". Western Australian Naturalist. 7 (4): 81–99. (Lygosoma glauerti, new combination, pp. 97–98).
- Greer, A.E. (1967). "A new generic arrangement for some Australian scincid lizards". Breviora (267): 1–19. (Lerista nichollsi, new combination, pp. 13, 18).
- Loveridge, A. (1933). "New Scincid Lizards of the Genera Sphenomorphus, Rhodona, and Lygosoma from Australia". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History. 8: 95–99. (Rhodona nichollsi, new species, pp. 97–98).