Lerista gascoynensis STORR, 1986

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Gascoyne Broad-blazed Slider
Synonym	Lerista gascoynensis STORR 1986 Lerista gascoynensis — COGGER 2000: 520 Lerista gascoynensis — PIANKA & VITT 2003: 215 Telchinoscincus gascoynensis — WELLS 2012: 128 Lerista gascoynensis — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: 16 km S Gascoyne Junction, WA [25°10'S 115°12'E].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R55971.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A medium-sized member of the L. nichollsi complex with immovable eyelids, three supraciliaries (first and second separated by first supraocular) and narrow vertebral stripe. Distinguishable from L. uniduo by its greater size (maximum SVL 70 mm, v. 59), relatively stouter body and bolder pattern, and from both subspecies of L. nichollsi by its fewer supraciliaries (four in L. n. nichollsi and L. n. petersoni).
Comment	Limb morphology: 0 digits, 2 toes. Does not have front limbs but reduced hind limbs with 2 digits each.
Etymology	Named after its occurrence in the Gascoyne River basin.
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 Pianka, E.R. & Vitt, L.J. 2003. Lizards - Windows to the Evolution of Diversity. University of California Press, Berkeley, 347 pp. [review in Copeia 2004: 955] - get paper here Skinner, Adam; Michael S Y Lee and Mark N Hutchinson 2008. Rapid and repeated limb loss in a clade of scincid lizards. [Lerista]. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8:310 - get paper here Storr G M 1986. Two new members of the Lerista nichollsi complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 13 (1): 47-52 - get paper here 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… http://www.kingsnake.com/cherry/rat/emoryi.html http://www.cnah.org/detail.asp?id=1235 Google images

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