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Lerista zonulata STORR, 1991

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: North-eastern Orange-tailed Slider 
SynonymLerista zonulata STORR 1991
Lerista zonulata — COGGER 2000: 763
Spectrascincus zonulata — WELLS 2012: 291
Lerista zonulata — WILSON & SWAN 2010 
DistributionAustralia (Queensland)

Type locality: Georgetown, Qld  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: QM J54137, formerly AMS (AM) R63747 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A small slender Lerista with 4 fingers. 4 toes and immovable eyelid (a spectacle), differing from L. orientalis mainly in its sharp-edged dark upper lateral stripe, and from L. ingrami in its greater size, darker coloration, more supraciliaries (normally 5, v. 4 or 5), more midbody scale rows (mostly 20, v. mostly 18), larger nasals and larger frontoparietals. (Storr 1991)


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CommentLimb morphology: 4 digits, 4 toes 
EtymologyFrom the Latin zonula (small belt), in reference to the upper lateral stripe. (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
  • 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
  • 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. 1991. Revision of Lerista orientalis (Lacertilia: Scincidae) of northern Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 51 (2): 413-418. - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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