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Lerista lineopunctulata (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Dotted-line Robust Slider, West Coast Line-spotted Lerista 
SynonymRhodona punctata GRAY 1839: 335 (non Lacerta punctata LINNAEUS 1758)
Brachystopus lineopunctulata DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 779
Ronia catenulata GRAY 1841: 87
Rhodona punctata — MÜLLER 1880
Rhodona lineopunctulata — SMITH 1937: 231
Lygosoma (Rhodona) lineopunctulatum — GLAUERT 1960: 96
Lygosoma (Rhodona) lineopunctulatum — FORD 1963
Lerista lineopunctulata — GREER 1967
Lerista lineopunctulata — COGGER 1983: 174
Lerista lineopunctulata — GANS & FUSARI 1994
Lerista lineopunctulata — COGGER 2000: 525
Rhodona punctata — WELLS 2012: 2
Rhodona lineopunctulata — WELLS 2012: 30
Lerista lineopunctulata — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Lerista lineopunctulata — AMEY & EDWARDS 2017 
DistributionAustralia (Western Australia)

Type locality: Australia (but see note below).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntype: MNHN-RA 1246, from Australia (original description cites Cape of Good Hope, southern Africa), see Guibé (1954) [Brachystopus lineopunctulata]
Holotype: BMNH (not found), from W. A. [Ronia catenulata]
Syntypes: BMNH 1946.9.4.73-77, from Australia [Rhodona punctata] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A species of Lerista with forelimb only a short stump (L1 = 0.7–1.2% SVL), two digits on a relatively short hindlimb (L2 <14% SVL), fused frontoparietals, four or five supraciliaries and a free eyelid (vs. fused into a transparent spectacle) (AMEY & EDWARDS 2017).


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CommentSynonymy partly after COGGER 1983.

Type species: Rhodona punctata Gray, 1839 is the type species of the genus Rhodona Gray, 1839. This genus was resurrected by WELLS 2012: 22, who also provides a diagnosis of the genus. 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: 0 digits, 2 toes 
EtymologyFrom the Latin linea (line) plus punctula (small spot) plus the suffix -atus (having the nature of), referring to the color pattern. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) 
References
  • AMEY, ANDREW P.; DANIELLE L. EDWARDS 2017. Taxonomy of the Sand Sliders of Western Australia’s central coast (genus Lerista, Squamata: Scincidae): recognition of Lerista miopus (Günther, 1867). Zootaxa 4317 (1): - get paper here
  • Brygoo, E.R. 1985. Les types des scincidés (Reptiles, Sauriens) du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, catalogue critique. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. (4e sér.) 7 (sect. A 3), suppl.: 1-126
  • 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
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  • Ford, J. 1963. The Reptilian Fauna of the Islands between Dongara and Lancelin, Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 8 (6): 135-142 - get paper here
  • Gans C; Fusari M 1994. Locomotor analysis of surface propulsion by three species of reduced-limbed fossorial lizards (Lerista: Scincidae) from Western Australia. Journal of Morphology 222 (3): 309-326 - get paper here
  • Glauert, L. 1960. Herpetological miscellanea. XII. The family Scincidae in Western Australia. Pt. 2. The genus Lygosoma. Western Australian Naturalist 7 (4): 81-99 - get paper here
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  • Gray, J. E. 1841. Description of some new species and four new genera of reptiles from Western Australia, discovered by John Gould, Esq. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (1) 7: 86-91 - get paper here
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  • Günther, A. 1873. Notes on and descriptions of some lizards with rudimentary limbs, in the British Museum. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4) 12: 145-148 - get paper here
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