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Lerista anyara AMEY, COUPER & WORTHINGTON-WILMER, 2019

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Olkola Slider Skink 
SynonymLerista anyara AMEY, COUPER & WORTHINGTON-WILMER 2019 
DistributionAustralia (N Queensland: Olkola National Park)

Type locality: Kimba Plateau, Olkola National Park, Qld (15° 18′ 59′′ S, 143° 40′ 22′′ E),  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: 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. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: 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.


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CommentLimb morphology: 0 digits, 1 “toe” (reduced styliform hindlimb) 
References
  • 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
 
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