Lerista terdigitata (PARKER, 1926)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Robust Mulch-slider
Synonym	Lygosoma (Rhodona) terdigitatum PARKER 1926 Rhodona terdigitatum — SMITH 1937: 230 Lerista terdigitata — GREER 1967 Lerista terdigitata — COGGER 1983: 177 Lerista terdigitata — COGGER 2000: 5339 Cybelia terdigitata — WELLS 2012: 24 Lerista terdigitata — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (South Australia, Western Australia) Type locality: Flindera Is., Investigator Group, S. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.15.61
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Comment	Type Species: Lygosoma (Rhodona) terdigitatum Parker, 1926 is the type species of the genus Cybelia WELLS 2012: 241. WELLS 2012: 47 erected the genus for G. elongata, speciosa, terdigitata, tridactyla. Unfortunately WELLS did not provide a phylogenetic analysis of the genera into which he broke up Lerista, hence we leave the current genus Lerista intact for the time being.
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin ter (three) plus digitatis (toed), in reference to the number of digits. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
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 Greer, Allen E. 1967. A new generic arrangement for some Australian scincid lizards. Breviora (267): 1-19 - get paper here Parker, H. W. 1926. A new lizard from South Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 18: 203-205 - get paper here Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234 Storr, G. M. 1971. The genus Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 54: 59-75 Storr, G. M., Smith, L. A. & Johnstone, R. E. 1981. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Perth: University of Western Australia Press and Western Australian Museum, 200 pp. 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/terdigitata Google images

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