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Lerista rochfordensis AMEY & COUPER, 2009

IUCN Red List - Lerista rochfordensis - Vulnerable, VU
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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Rochford Slider 
SynonymLerista rochfordensis AMEY & COUPER 2009
Gavisus rochfordensis — WELLS 2012: 114
Lerista rochfordensis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: Rochford Scrub, Queensland, Australia (20° 06’ 49” S 146° 37’ 03” E).  
Reproductionoviparous (not imputed, fide Zimin et al. 2022) 
TypesHolotype: QM J84790, collected 11-12 Dec 2006 in pitfall trap. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Readily distinguished from all other Lerista by; forelimb absent with no groove or other indication, hindlimb 5–8% SVL with a single clawed digit, and five supraciliaries. 
Comment 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality, Rochford Scrub. 
References
  • Amey, A.P. & Couper, P.J. 2009. A new limb-reduced skink (Scincidae: Lerista) from the dry rainforest of north Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 2173: 19–30 - get paper here
  • AMEY, ANDREW P.; PATRICK J. COUPER, JESSICA WORTHINGTON WILMER 2019. A new species of Lerista Bell, 1833 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, belonging to the Lerista allanae clade but strongly disjunct from other members of the clade. Zootaxa 4613 (1): 161–171 - get paper here
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
  • Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
 
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