Lerista carpentariae GREER, 1983

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Carpentaria Fine-lined Slider
Synonym	Lerista carpentariae GREER 1983 Lerista carpentariae — COGGER 2000: 515 Gavisus carpentariae — WELLS 2012: 110 Lerista carpentariae — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Northern Territory, Groot Eylandt and the Sir Edward Pellew group) Type locality: Centre I., Sir Edward Pellew Is., NT
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMS (AM) R57356
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: The species differs from all other known Leristain the following combination of character states: nasals in moderately broad contact; supraoculars three; loreal single; only one supraciliary (the posteriormostof the primitive Lerista series); forelimb absent; hindlimb monodactyl or stylar; midbody scale rows 16, and a distinct lateral brown stripe. Unfortunately 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 2810 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Limb morphology: 0 digits, 1 toes Distribution: for a map of localities see Zimny et al. 2025: 527 (Fig. 1).
Etymology	Named after the type locality in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
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 A E 1983. A new species of Lerista from Groot Eylandt and the Sir Edward Pellew group in northern Australia. Journal of Herpetology 17 (1): 48-53 - get paper here Jolly, C., Schembri, B., & Macdonald, S. 2023. Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Northern Territory. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne - get paper here 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 Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp. Zimny, A., Vanderduys, E., Kemp, J.E. & Zozaya, S.M. 2025. Scratching the surface of the Gulf Coastal Bioregion: Lerista munuwajarlu sp. nov. (Scincidae; Sphenomorphini), a new fossorial skink from the Northern Territory, Australia. Zootaxa, 5647 (6): 526–540 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Lerista… Google images

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