Lerista baynesi STORR, 1971

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Bayne's Slider
Synonym	Lerista picturata baynesi STORR 1971 Lerista picturata — COGGER 1983: 176 Lerista baynesi — STORR 1991 Lerista picturata baynesi — COGGER 2000: 528 Aphroditia baynesi — WELLS 2012: 167 Lerista baynesi — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (SE Western Australia and SW South Australia) Type locality: Eucla, 31° 43’ S, 128° 5YE, W. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R24609
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A large Lerista with one finger (terminating in wide flat scale), two toes, movable eyelid, two supraoculars and very weak to moderately strong pattern (four dark dorsal lines or rows of spots present or absent, and upper lateral stripe narrow and either solid, hollow or diffuse). Further differing from L. picturata in its shorter appendages, fewer subdigital lamellae, more greyish upper surface and whitish rather than yellow lower surface; it is also slightly smaller and more elongate. (Storr 1991) Additional details (1186 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Limb morphology: 0 digits, 2 toes
Etymology	Named after Dr. Alexander Baynes (b. 1944), an Australian mammalogist and former Curator of Palaeontology, Western Australian Museum.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 Storr G M. 1991. Revision of Lerista picturata (Lacertilia Scincidae) of Southern Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 15 (3): 529-534. - get paper here Storr, G. M. 1971. The genus Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 54: 59-75 Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Lerista/baynesi Google images

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