Lerista simillima STORR, 1984

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Fitzroy Sandslider
Synonym	Lerista simillima STORR 1984 Lerista simillima — COGGER 2000: 531 Gaia simillima — WELLS 2012: 207 Lerista simillima — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: 6 km WNW Fitzroy Crossing, WA [18°11'S 125°31'E].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R87106.
Diagnosis
Comment	Limb morphology: 0 digits, 2 toes
Etymology	From the Latin superlative simillimus (most similar), in reference to the close similarity of this species to L. labialis. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
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 1986. Diagnosis of the Lerista bipes species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae), with a description of a new species and an updated diagnosis of the genus. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 13 (1): 121-127 - 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 Storr G M 1984. A new Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 11 (3): 287-290 - get paper here Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum 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/simillima Google images

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