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Species of lizard

Lerista christinae
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.

Etymology

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. christinae is shrubland.

Description

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

Reproduction

L. christinae is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Cowan, M.; Teale, R.; How, R.; Doughty, P.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Lerista christinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109475422A109475427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109475422A109475427.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Lerista christinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. 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).

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.


Taxon identifiers
Lerista christinae


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