Lerista onsloviana STORR, 1984

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Onslow Broad-blazed Slider
Synonym	Lerista onsloviana STORR 1984 Lerista onsloviana — COGGER 2000: 528 Telchinoscincus onsloviana — WELLS 2012: 132 Lerista onsloviana — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Old Onslow, WA [21°43'S 114°57'E].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R81073.
Diagnosis
Comment	Limb morphology: 0 digits, 2 toes
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
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 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 1984. Revision of the Lerista nichollsi complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 11 (2): 109-118 - 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/onsloviana Google images

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