Lerista griffini

Lerista griffini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lerista
Species:
L. griffini
Binomial name
Lerista griffini
Storr, 1982

Lerista griffini, also known commonly as Griffin's lerista and the stout sandslider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, griffini, is in honour of English-Australian herpetologist Philip Griffin.[2]

Geographic range

In Australia L. griffini is found in the Northern Territory and in the state of Western Australia.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. griffini is sandy areas of savanna, shrubland, and grassland.[1]

Description

L. griffini has back legs, but no front legs. Each back leg has two toes.[3]

Behaviour

L. griffini is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Reproduction

L. griffini is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cogger, H.; Shea, G. (2017). "Lerista griffini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109476359A109476368. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109476359A109476368.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  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 griffini, p. 108).
  3. ^ a b c Lerista griffini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Maryan B, Robinson D (1997). "An insular population of Lerista griffini and comments on the identity of Lerista praefrontalis (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Western Australian Naturalist 21 (3): 157–160.
  • Storr GM (1982). "Four New Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Western and South Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 10 (1): 1–9. (Lerista griffini, new species, pp. 6–8, Figure 4).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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