Lerista planiventralis (LUCAS & FROST, 1902)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies	Lerista planiventralis decora STORR 1978 Lerista planiventralis maryani STORR 1991 Lerista planiventralis planiventralis (LUCAS & FROST 1902)
Common Names	E: Keeled Slider
Synonym	Rhodona planiventralis LUCAS & FROST 1902: 78 Lygosoma (Rhodona) planiventrale — STERNFELD 1925: 249 Rhodona planiventralis — SMITH 1937: 230 Lygosoma (Rhodona) planiventrale — GLAUERT 1960 Lerista planiventralis — GREER 1967 Lerista planiventralis — COGGER 1983: 176 Lerista planiventralis — COGGER 2000: 529 Goldneyia planiventralis — WELLS 2012: 239 Lerista planiventralis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Lerista planiventralis decora STORR 1978 Lerista planiventralis decora — STORR et al. 1999 Goldneyia decora — WELLS 2012: 22: 238 Lerista planiventralis maryani STORR 1991 Lerista planiventralis maryani STORR 1991: 483 Goldneyia maryani — WELLS 2012: 22: 239
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) decora: mid-west coast of Western Australia. Type locality: Denham, Shark Bay, WA [25°55'S 113°22'E]. planiventralis: upper west coast of Western Australia. Type locality: W. A. maryani: NW coast of Western Australia. Type locality: 11 km NW Barradale Roadhouse, WA [22°48'S 114°53'E].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NMV D 11763 Holotype: WAM R54707, from Denham, Shark Bay, 25° 55’ S, 113° 22’ E, W. A. [decora] Holotype: WAM 104406, collected by B. Maryan and R. Browne-Cooper on 11 March 1990 [maryani]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A medium-sized Lerista with ventrolateral keel, digits 2 + 3, eyelid movable, and temporals normally 1 + 1. Distinguishable from L. p. decora by more numerous midbody scale rows, darker head and narrower upper lateral stripe (Storr 1978: 312).
Comment	Type Species: Rhodona planiventralis Lucas and Frost, 1902 is the type species of the genus Goldneyia WELLS 2012: 229. WELLS 2012: 229 erected the genus for G. decora, maryani, planiventralis. Unfortunately WELLS did not provide a phylogenetic analysis of the genera into which he broke up Lerista, hence we leave the current genus Lerista intact for the time being. Behavior: both diurnal and nocturnal Limb morphology: 2 digits, 3 toes
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin planus (flat) plus venter (belly) plus the suffix -alis (having the condition of), in reference to the flattened ventral surface, extending laterally to form ventrolateral keels. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	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 Glauert, L. 1960. Herpetological miscellanea. XII. The family Scincidae in Western Australia. Pt. 2. The genus Lygosoma. Western Australian Naturalist 7 (4): 81-99 - get paper here Greer, Allen E. 1967. A new generic arrangement for some Australian scincid lizards. Breviora (267): 1-19 - get paper here Lucas, A. H. S. & Frost, C. 1902. Descriptions of some new lizards from Western Australia. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 15: 76-79 - get paper here Maryan, Brad 1998. Leristas rule in Australia. Monitor 9 (2): 54-56 Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234 Sternfeld, R. 1925. Beiträge zur Herpetologie Inner-Australiens. Abhandlungen Herausgegeben von der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft, 38: 221—251 Storr G M 1978. Taxonomic notes on the reptiles of the Shark Bay region, Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 6 (3): 303-318 - 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 Storr, G.M. 1991. A NEW SUBSPECIES OF LERISTA PLANIVENTRALIS (LACERTILIA SCINCIDAE) FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 51 (2): 483-486 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… http://www.herpwatch.org/species_images.shtml?species_id=1433 Google images

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