Allan's lerista
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Allan's leristaTemplate:R (Lerista allanae), also known commonly as Allan's skinkTemplate:R and the greater robust fine-lined slider,Template:R is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. This rare species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.Template:RTemplate:R
Etymology
The specific name, allanae, is in honor of "Mrs. P.C. Allan" who presented many interesting specimens to the Queensland Museum.[1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. allanae is forest.[2]
Description
L. allanae has its limbs much reduced. It has no front legs, and each of its back legs has only one digit. The digit bears a claw.[3]
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Reproduction
Conservation status
L. allanae is listed as "critically endangered" under the IUCN Red List,Template:R and as "endangered" on Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.[4]
References
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Lerista allanae, p. 5).
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Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. Template:ISBN.
- Greer AE (1967). "A New Generic Arrangement for some Australian Scincid Lizards". Breviora (267): 1–19. (Lerista allanae, new combination, p. 19).
- Longman HA (1937). "Herpetological Notes". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 11: 165–168. (Rhodona allanae, new species, p. 167).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. Template:ISBN.