Allan's lerista[1] (Lerista allanae), also known commonly as Allan's skink[3] and the greater robust fine-lined slider,[2] is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. This rare species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lerista |
| Species: | L. allanae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lerista allanae (Longman, 1937)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, allanae, is in honor of "Mrs. P.C. Allan" who presented many interesting specimens to the Queensland Museum.[4]
Habitat
editDescription
editL. 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.[2]
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for L. allanae is 8.8 cm (3.5 in).[2]
Reproduction
editConservation status
editL. allanae is listed as "critically endangered" under the IUCN Red List,[1] and as "endangered" on Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Vanderduys, E.; Amey, A.; Couper, P. (2018). "Lerista allanae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T11804A101743495. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T11804A101743495.en.
- ^ a b c d e f Lerista allanae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Lerista allanae – Allan's Lerista, Retro Slider". Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ 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 allanae, p. 5).
Further reading
edit- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- 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. ISBN 978-1921517280.