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Lerista bougainvillii (GRAY, 1839)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: South-eastern Slider 
SynonymRiopa bougainvillii GRAY 1839: 332
Lygosoma bougainvillii — DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 716 (emend. of Riopa b.)
Lygosoma laterale GÜNTHER 1867: 45 (non Scincus lateralis SAY 1823)
Rhodona bougainvillii — LUCAS & FROST 1894: 87
Rhodona bougainvillii — SMITH 1937: 230 ?
Nodorha [sic] bougainvillii — MITTLEMAN 1952
Lerista bougainvillii — GREER 1967
Gongylus bougainvillii [DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839] ?
Lerista bougainvillii — COGGER 1983: 172
Nodorha cassandrae WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984
Nodorha bougainvillii — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 36
Nodorha cassandrae — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 36
Gongylus bougainvillii — FRANK & RAMUS 1995: 187
Lerista bougainvillii — COGGER 2000: 514
Nodorha bougainvillii — WELLS 2012: 88
Nodorha cassandrae — WELLS 2012: 92
Lerista bougainvillii — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria)

Type locality: Australia (by implication).  
ReproductionThis species consists of both viviparous and oviparous populations (FAIRBAIRN et al. 1998, QUALLS & SHINE 1998). 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 3016, from Australia (Lygosoma bougainvillii)
Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.15.58, from S. A. [Lygosoma laterale] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 649 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy partly after COGGER 1983 and GREER 1967.

Type species: Lygosoma bougainvillii Duméril and Bibron, 1839 is the type species of the genus Nodorha Mittleman, 1952. WELLS 2012: 78 revived Nodorha for N. arenicola, bougainvillii, cassandrae, microtis intermedia, microtis microtis, schwaneri, and viduata. 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.

Limb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes 
EtymologyProbably named after Hyacinthe Yves Philippe Potentien, Baron de Bougainville (1781-1846), who visited Australia (1825). However, Gray did not provide an etymology. 
References
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  • Qualls, C.P. 1997. The Effects of Reproductive Mode and Climate on Reproductive Success in the Australian Lizard, Lerista bougainvillii Journal of Herpetology 31 (1): 60-65. - get paper here
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