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. Additional details (2810 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Limb morphology: 0 digits, 1 toes
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 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.
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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