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Western worm lerista
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lerista
Species:	L. praepedita
Binomial name
Lerista praepedita (Boulenger, 1887)
Distribution of the Western Worm Lerista

The western worm lerista or blunt-tailed west-coast slider (Lerista praepedita) is a species of skink native to coastal areas of southwest and midwest Western Australia. It is found amongst heath and woodlands on coastal dunes.

It is very thin, with no front legs and extremely small, stumpy back legs. It is a pale grey or brown, with a prominent, broad, dark brown stripe along each side, and a series of small brown dashes along its back.

References

1. Craig, M.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Lerista praepedita". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109477182A109477221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109477182A109477221.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ Bush, Brian; Maryan, Brad; Browne-Cooper, Robert; Robinson, David (1995). A guide to the reptiles and frogs of the Perth region. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-875560-42-4.

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