Lerista axillaris STORR, 1991

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Stripe-sided Robust Slider
Synonym	Lerista axillaris STORR 1991 Lerista axillaris — COGGER 2000: 759 Aphroditia axillaris — WELLS 2012: 166 Lerista axillaris — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: 21 km S Kalbarri, WA [27°52'S 114°10'E].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R97212.
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Comment	Known from only a few specimens at and around the type locality.
Etymology	From Latin axilla (armpit), in allusion to the peculiar forelimb groove.
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 Gaikhorst, Glen 2002. Comments on range extension, conservation issues and the identity of Lerista axillaris (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 32(1):6-10 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. 1991. Partial revision of the Lerista macropisthopus group (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 15 (1): 149-161 - 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.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/scincidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Lerista/axillaris https://pbase.com/austrelaps/image/151638651 Google images

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