Lerista vittata GREER, MCDONALD & LAWRIE, 1983

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Side-striped Fine-lined Slider
Synonym	Lerista vittata GREER, MCDONALD & LAWRIE 1983 Gavisus vittata — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1984 Lerista vittata — COGGER 2000: 536 Gavisus vittatus — WELLS 2012: 117 Lerista vittata — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: 'Mt.Cooper', 90 km SE Charters Towers, QLD [20°31'30"S 146°55'00"E].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J40102
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Lerista vittata differs from all other species of Lerista in the following combination of character states: front limb totally absent (not even represented by a nubbin in a dimple); rear limb monodactyl; prefrontal absent, and primary temporal small, separated from or only in short contact with parietal). Additional details (1010 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Species group: wilkinsi.
Etymology	The adjectival species name vittata is from the Latin word for stripe and calls attention to the distinct dark brown lateral stripe.
References	Amey, A.P. & Couper, P.J. 2009. A new limb-reduced skink (Scincidae: Lerista) from the dry rainforest of north Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 2173: 19–30 - get paper here 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 Covacevich J.A., Couper, P.J., McDonald, K.R. 1998. Reptile diversity at risk in the Brigalow Belt, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 42 (2): 475-486 - get paper here Greer A E; McDonald K R; Lawrie B C 1983. Three new species of Lerista (Scincidae) from northern Queensland with a diagnosis of the wilkinsi species group. Journal of Herpetology 17 (2): 247-255 - get paper here Wells R W; Wellington C R 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1 (3-4): 73-129 [31 Dec 1983 on cover] 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/vittata Google images

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