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Lerista axillaris STORR, 1991

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Stripe-sided Robust Slider 
SynonymLerista axillaris STORR 1991
Lerista axillaris — COGGER 2000: 759
Aphroditia axillaris — WELLS 2012: 166
Lerista axillaris — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: 21 km S Kalbarri, WA [27°52'S 114°10'E].  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: WAM R97212. 
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CommentKnown from only a few specimens at and around the type locality. 
EtymologyFrom 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.
 
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