Lerista karichigara ZOZAYA, VANDERDUYS, MACOR, READ & AMEY, 2025
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Lerista karichigara
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| Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Synonym | Lerista karichigara ZOZAYA, VANDERDUYS, MACOR, READ & AMEY 2025 |
| Distribution | Australia (N Queensland) Type locality: New Water Station (19.400° S, 142.990° E). |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype (Figs 4, 5a, 6). QM J97925, immature female. Collected 8 July 2023 by S.A. Macor, S.M. Zozaya, & W.J. Read. Paratypes (N = 5). QM J97921–J97924, one adult and one immature female and two adult males, Strathpark Station (19.489° S, 143.078° E); QM J97926, adult female, Agantra Station (19.190° S, 142.611° E). All collected 8 July 2023 by S.M. Zozaya, S.A. Macor, & W.J. Read. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (n=6). Distinguished from all other Lerista by the unique combination of the following characters: 18 midbody scale rows; eyelid moveable; forelimb entirely absent; hindlimb with two toes; two supraciliaries, separated from each other by the supraoculars (Fig. 6). (Zozaya et al. 2025) Additional details (5787 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
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| Etymology | Named after 'Kari Chigara Changgala', meaning 'no-leg lizard' in the Tagalaka language, referring to the species' lack of forelimbs. The name is treated as an indeclinable word in apposition and was recommended by the Tagalaka Elders, with assistance from the Tagalaka Aboriginal Corporation. |
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