Lerista hobsoni COUPER, AMEY & WORTHINGTON-WILMER, 2016
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Synonym | Lerista hobsoni COUPER, AMEY & WORTHINGTON-WILMER 2016 |
Distribution | Australia (Central Queensland) Type locality: Rubbish Tip Rd, Pentland, CQ (20°31'46"S,145°24'13"E) |
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Types | Holotype: QM J93709, 16 September, 2014. Paratypes. QMJ40098,male Battery Station, 90 km NNW Charters Towers, NEQ (19°29'54"S,145°39' 30" E), 3 December, 1981; QMJ40099, Battery Station, 90 km NNW Charters Towers, NEQ (19° 29' 54" S, 145° 39' 30" E), 3 December, 1981; QMJ40100, Charters Towers, 83 km NNW, NEQ (19° 33' 42" S, 145° 42' 24" E), 4 December, 1981; QMJ69486, Pentland, CQ (20° 32' S, 145° 24' E), 9 March, 1999; QMJ74899, Lake Louisa, NWQ (19° 54' 30" S, 144° 14' 30" E), 18 March, 1984; QMJ84653–84654, Myola Station, CQ (20° 04' 21" S, 145° 28' 02" E), 29 September–17 December, 2006; SAMR54519–54521, Lolworth, 3 km N, CQ (20° 09' 40" S, 145° 00' 02" E), 20 May, 2000. |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other Lerista by its combination of enlarged 1st supraciliary, two loreals, usually two preoculars and a single presubocular and no broad black lateral band. Additional details (883 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Habitat: scattered open forest localities in the Upper Burdekin Drainage Basin Limb morphology: 0 digits, 1 toe (forelimb absent, single clawed toe) |
Etymology | Named for Rodney Grant Hobson of the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, for his significant contribution to the understanding and conservation of Queensland’s reptile fauna. |
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