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Cape Range slider

Cape Range slider (Lerista allochira)
Cape Range National Park, Western Australia
Photo © Brad Maryan
Lerista allochira - Kendrick, 1989
Pronunciation  ler-ISS-tah  
Etymology  Lerista: apparently meaningless.1
Other names   
 
Snout-to-vent length
Species avg: 3.8 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
Description Distribution Natural history Conservation Further information More photos

Description

Similar species

Distinguished from other members of the Lerista muelleri complex in having two fingers (compared with 3) and one presubocular scale (compared with two).2

Taxonomic notes

Kendrick (1989) Two new species of Lerista (Lacertilia:Scincidae) from the Cape Range and Kennedy Range of Western Australia. Journal of Herpetology 23:350-355
Taxonomy updated in 2007.2

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