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Lerista macropisthopus (WERNER, 1903)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
SubspeciesLerista macropisthopus macropisthopus (WERNER 1903)
Lerista macropisthopus remota STORR 1991
Lerista macropisthopus fusciceps STORR 1991
Lerista macropisthopus galea STORR 1991 
Common NamesE: Unpatterned Robust Slider 
SynonymLygosoma (Rhodona) macropisthopus WERNER 1903: 246
Rhodona macropisthopus — SMITH 1937: 230
Lerista macropisthopa — GREER 1967
Rhodona macropisthopus — PIANKA 1969
Lerista macropisthopus — STORR 1976: 251
Lerista macropisthopus — COGGER 1983: 174
Lerista macropisthopus — GANS & FUSARI 1994
Lerista macropisthopus — COGGER 2000: 525
Aphroditia macropisthopus — WELLS 2012: 178
Lerista macropisthopus — WILSON & SWAN 2010

Lerista macropisthopus fusciceps STORR 1991
Lerista macropisthopus fusciceps — STORR et al. 1999
Aphroditia fusciceps — WELLS 2012: 173

Lerista macropisthopus galea STORR 1991
Lerista macropisthopus galea — STORR et al. 1999
Aphroditia galea — WELLS 2012: 175

Lerista macropisthopus remota STORR 1991
Lerista macropisthopus remota STORR 1991
Lerista macropisthopus remota — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 284
Aphroditia remota — WELLS 2012: 185 
Distributionmacropisthopus: Australia (Western Australia); Type locality: Qld.

fusciceps: central Western Australia; Type locality: 2 km SSW Carnarvon, WA [24°54'S 113°39'E].

galea: central Western Australia; Type locality: 8 km S Galena, WA [27°53'S 114°42'E].

remota: central interior of Western Australia; Type locality: Coondra Coondra Spring, Robertson Range, WA [23°06'S 121°02'E].  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: IRSNB 6481 (type 2016) (also given as RIB)
Holotype: WAM R71118 [fusciceps]
Holotype: WAM R83228 [galea]
Holotype: WAM R42282 [remota] 
DiagnosisDiagnosis (macropisthopus): A dark robust subspecies of L. macropisthopus with 2 fingers, 3 toes and little or no colour pattern.


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CommentFront and hind limbs with 2 and 3 digits, respectively.

Type Species: Lygosoma (Rhodona) macropisthopus Werner, 1903 is the type species of the genus Aphroditia WELLS 2012: 157. WELLS 2012: 47 erected the genus for A. axillaris, baynesi, bunglebungle, desertorum, edwardsae, emmotti, eupoda, fusciceps, galea, gerrardii, macropisthopus, picturata, punctatovittata,puncticauda, remota. Unfortunately WELLS did not provide a phylogenetic analysis of the genera into which he broke up Lerista, hence we leave the current genus Lerista intact for the time being.

Limb morphology: 2 digits, 3 toes 
EtymologyL. m. galea was named after the Latin word for helmet, in allusion to dark top of head.
L. m. fusciceps was named after the Latin “fuscus” (dark) and “-ceps” (head). 
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
  • Gans C; Fusari M 1994. Locomotor analysis of surface propulsion by three species of reduced-limbed fossorial lizards (Lerista: Scincidae) from Western Australia. Journal of Morphology 222 (3): 309-326 - get paper here
  • Greer, Allen E. 1967. A new generic arrangement for some Australian scincid lizards. Breviora (267): 1-19 - get paper here
  • Greer,A.E. 1990. Limb reduction in the scincid lizard genus Lerista. 2. Variation in the bone complements of the front and rear limbs and the number of postsacral vertebrae. Journal of Herpetology 24 (2): 142-150 - get paper here
  • Maryan, B., Gaikhorst, G., & Parkhurst, B. 2024. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Zuytdorp coast and hinterland of Western Australia: Exceptional richness in a global biodiversity hotspot. Western Australian Naturalist, 33, 3
  • Morinaga, Gen and Philip J. Bergmann 2020. Evolution of fossorial locomotion in the transition from tetrapod to snake-like in lizards. Proc. R. Soc. B. 287: 20200192 - get paper here
  • Pianka, E. R. 1969. Habitat specificity, speciation, and species density in Australian desert lizards. Ecology 50 (3): 498-502 - 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
  • Smith, M.A. 1937. A review of the genus Lygosoma (Scincidae: Reptilia) and its allies. Records of the Indian Museum 39 (3): 213-234
  • Storr G M. 1991. Partial revision of the Lerista macropisthopus group (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 15 (1): 149-161 - get paper here
  • Storr, G. M. 1971. The genus Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 54: 59-75
  • Storr, G. M. 1976. Revisionary notes on the Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) of Western Australia. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 4: 241-256 - get paper here
  • Storr, G. M., Smith, L. A. & Johnstone, R. E. 1981. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Perth: University of Western Australia Press and Western Australian Museum, 200 pp.
  • Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum
  • Werner, F. 1903. Neue Reptilien und Batrachier aus dem naturhistorischen Museum in Brüssel. Zool. Anz. 26: 246-253 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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