Lerista anyara AMEY, COUPER & WORTHINGTON-WILMER, 2019
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Olkola Slider Skink |
Synonym | Lerista anyara AMEY, COUPER & WORTHINGTON-WILMER 2019 |
Distribution | Australia (N Queensland: Olkola National Park) Type locality: Kimba Plateau, Olkola National Park, Qld (15° 18′ 59′′ S, 143° 40′ 22′′ E), |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: QM J95773, 12 March, 2017. Paratypes: QM J94490, Kimba Plateau, Olkola National Park, (15° 19? 43?? S, 143° 39? 56?? E), 17 Aug, 2015; QM J95659, Olkola National Park, Qld (15° 18? 37?? S, 143° 40? 43?? E), 12 March, 2017; QM J95663, Olkola Na- tional Park, Qld (15° 18? 56?? S, 143° 40? 30?? E), 12 March, 2017; QM J95666, Olkola National Park, Qld (15° 19? 16?? S, 143° 40? 17?? E), 12 March, 2017. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lerista anyara sp. nov. has 18 midbody scale rows, no forelimbs, styliform hindlimbs (only 2–3% SVL), prefrontals, a free interparietal, two supraoculars and four supraciliaries in a continuous row. This combined character suite will separate it from all its congeners. Additional details (1373 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Limb morphology: 0 digits, 1 “toe” (reduced styliform hindlimb) |
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