Lerista colliveri COUPER & INGRAM, 1992

We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search:

Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Nubbinned Fine-lined Slider
Synonym	Lerista colliveri COUPER & INGRAM 1992 Lerista allanae — WILSON & KNOWLES 1988: 291 (photo no. 523) Lerista allanae — COGGER 1983, 1986: p1.672 Lerista allanae — COVACEVICH & COUPER, 1991 (fig. 305) Lerista colliveri — COGGER 2000: 759 Gavisus colliveri — WELLS 2012: 112 Lerista colliveri — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Queensland: From just east of Townsville, NEQ, southwest to the Hughenden area, CQ). Type locality: Hughenden (20051'S, 144°12'E), CQ.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J16181; Paratypes: AM
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: A large (maximum snout-vent length 84) Lerisfa with a movable eyelid; foreleg reduced and represented by a nubbin; and hindleg with one clawed digit. Most similar to L. allanae but distinguished by colour-pattern (continuous, dark, longitudinal lines dorsally and laterally; ventral scales with or without dark flecks vs longitudinal lines of dark spots dorsally and laterally; all ventral scales dark edged). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .16 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
Comment
Etymology	Named for Mr Stanley Colliver OBE (1908-1991) for his generosity and outstanding contributions to the Queensland Museum.
References	Amey, A.P. & Couper, P.J. 2009. A new limb-reduced skink (Scincidae: Lerista) from the dry rainforest of north Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 2173: 19–30 - get paper here AMEY, ANDREW P.; PATRICK J. COUPER, JESSICA WORTHINGTON WILMER 2019. A new species of Lerista Bell, 1833 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, belonging to the Lerista allanae clade but strongly disjunct from other members of the clade. Zootaxa 4613 (1): 161–171 - get paper here 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 J; Ingram G J 1992. A new species of skink of Lerista from Queensland and a re-appraisal of L. allanae (Longman). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 32 (1): 55-59 - get paper here 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 Greer, A.E. and P. Couper. 1998. A further diagnostic character and some basic biological information for Lerista colliveri. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42(2):474 - get paper here Shea, Glenn M; Sadlier, Ross A 1999. A catalogue of the non-fossil amphibian and reptile type specimens in the collection of the Australian Museum: types currently, previously and purportedly present. TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM 15, 1999: 1-91 - get paper here 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/colliveri Google images

Is it interesting? Share with others:

Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator