Lerista anyara AMEY, COUPER & WORTHINGTON-WILMER, 2019
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Olkola Slider Skink |
Synonym | Lerista anyara AMEY, COUPER & WORTHINGTON-WILMER 2019 |
Distribution | Australia (N Queensland: Olkola National Park) Type locality: Kimba Plateau, Olkola National Park, Qld (15° 18′ 59′′ S, 143° 40′ 22′′ E), |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: QM J95773, 12 March, 2017. Paratypes: QM J94490, Kimba Plateau, Olkola National Park, (15° 19? 43?? S, 143° 39? 56?? E), 17 Aug, 2015; QM J95659, Olkola National Park, Qld (15° 18? 37?? S, 143° 40? 43?? E), 12 March, 2017; QM J95663, Olkola Na- tional Park, Qld (15° 18? 56?? S, 143° 40? 30?? E), 12 March, 2017; QM J95666, Olkola National Park, Qld (15° 19? 16?? S, 143° 40? 17?? E), 12 March, 2017. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Lerista anyara sp. nov. has 18 midbody scale rows, no forelimbs, styliform hindlimbs (only 2–3% SVL), prefrontals, a free interparietal, two supraoculars and four supraciliaries in a continuous row. This combined character suite will separate it from all its congeners. Additional details (1373 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Limb morphology: 0 digits, 1 “toe” (reduced styliform hindlimb) |
Etymology | Anyara is an Olkola word for worm and is used for the area this species is found, possibly because of the presence of this species. Used at the suggestion and by the permission of the Olkola Aboriginal Corporation. |
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