Lerista christinae, also known commonly as the bold-striped slider and Christina's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.[2]
| Lerista christinae | |
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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. christinae
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| Binomial name | |
| Lerista christinae Storr, 1979
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Etymology
editThe specific name, christinae, is in honor of Australian biologist Christine Davidge.[3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitat of L. christinae is shrubland.[1]
Description
editL. christinae has four digits on each front foot, and four digits on each hind foot.[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Cowan, M.; Teale, R.; How, R.; Doughty, P.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Lerista christinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109475422A109475427. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109475422A109475427.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Lerista christinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
- ^ 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 christinae, p. 54).
Further reading
edit- Cogger HG (2013). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Storr GM (1979). "Five new lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 8 (1): 134–142. (Lerista christinae, new species, pp. 139–140, Plate 3).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptile of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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