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Lerista parameles AMEY, COUPER & WORTHINGTON-WILMER, 2019

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Chillagoe Fine-lined Slider 
SynonymLerista parameles AMEY, COUPER & WORTHINGTON-WILMER 2019 
DistributionAustralia (N Queensland)

Type locality: Savanna Way, S Almaden, NEQ (17°24'04"S, 144°38'52"E)  
Reproduction 
TypesHolotype: QM J95783, 5 May, 2017.
Paratypes: AMS R44772–73, Chillagoe Post Office, 14.9 km SE, NEQ (17°13'S, 144°33'E), 17 June, 1976 (also paratypes of L. storri); AMS R113854, Chillagoe Post Office, 14.9 km SE, NEQ (17°16'S, 144°34'E), no collection date; QM J87270, Almaden, NEQ (17°23'24"S, 144°39'39"E), 21 July, 2007; QM J95787, Savanna Way, S Almaden, NEQ (17°24'11"S, 144°38'54"E), 5 May, 2017; QM J95792, Savanna Way, S Almaden, NEQ (17°30'30"S, 144°36'54"E), 6 May, 2017; QM J95806, Savanna Way, S Almaden, NEQ (17°24'10"S, 144°38'55"E), 5 May, 2017. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: Distinguished from all other Lerista by the complete absence of a forelimb, hindlimb with a single clawed digit, interparietal distinct from the frontoparietals, prefrontals absent, usually only 2 supraciliaries and anterior chin shields in broad contact.


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CommentHabitat: Specimens were found in loose soil under logs and other debris.

Limb morphology: 0 digits, 1 toe 
EtymologyThe species epithet is formed from a combination of the Greek word para, meaning beside or near, and the species L. ameles, referring to the close relationship between this species and Lerista ameles. 
References
  • AMEY, ANDREW P.; PATRICK J. COUPER, JESSICA WORTHINGTON WILMER 2019. Two new species of Lerista Bell, 1833 (Reptilia: Scincidae) from north Queensland populations formerly assigned to Lerista storri Greer, McDonald and Lawrie, 1983. Zootaxa 4577 (1): 473–493 - get paper here
 
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