Lerista terdigitata (PARKER, 1926)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Robust Mulch-slider
Synonym	Lygosoma (Rhodona) terdigitatum PARKER 1926 Rhodona terdigitatum — SMITH 1937: 230 Lerista terdigitata — GREER 1967 Lerista terdigitata — COGGER 1983: 177 Lerista terdigitata — COGGER 2000: 5339 Cybelia terdigitata — WELLS 2012: 24 Lerista terdigitata — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (South Australia, Western Australia) Type locality: Flindera Is., Investigator Group, S. A.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.15.61
Diagnosis
Comment	Type Species: Lygosoma (Rhodona) terdigitatum Parker, 1926 is the type species of the genus Cybelia WELLS 2012: 241. WELLS 2012: 47 erected the genus for G. elongata, speciosa, terdigitata, tridactyla. 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: 3 digits, 3 toes
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin ter (three) plus digitatis (toed), in reference to the number of digits. (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, Allen E. 1967. A new generic arrangement for some Australian scincid lizards. Breviora (267): 1-19 - get paper here Parker, H. W. 1926. A new lizard from South Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (9) 18: 203-205 - 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. 1971. The genus Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. J R. Soc. West. Aust. 54: 59-75 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. 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/terdigitata Google images

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