Lerista vanderduysi COUPER, AMEY & WORTHINGTON-WILMER, 2016
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Leaden-bellied Fine-line Slider |
Synonym | Lerista vanderduysi COUPER, AMEY & WORTHINGTON-WILMER 2016: 73 |
Distribution | Australia (Queensland) Type locality: Blackbraes National Park, 180 km NE Hughenden, MEQ (19° 33' 58" S, 143° 59' 28" E) |
Reproduction | |
Types | Holotype: QM J79057; Paratypes. QMJ77459, Blackbraes National Park, between Hughenden and Mount Garnet, NWQ (19° 32' 54" S, 143° 56' 27" E), 23 April, 2002; QMJ77548, Blackbraes National Park, between Hughenden and Mount Garnet, NWQ (19° 33' 07" S, 143° 58' 20" E), 23 April, 2002; QMJ79058–J79060, Blackbraes National Park, 180 km NE Hughenden, NWQ (19° 35' 14" S, 144° 01' 00" E), 31 March, 2003; QMJ80715, Blackbraes National Park, Gorge Creek Rd, NWQ (19° 35' 13" S, 144° 01' 00" E), 22 October, 2003; QMJ81773, Blackbraes National Park, NWQ (19° 35' 14" S, 144° 01' 00" E), 23 November, 2004; QMJ82299, Kidston Dam, NWQ (19° 02' 08" S, 144° 07' 16" E), 14 August, 2014; QMJ88148–J88150, Gilberton, NWQ (19° 12' 28" S, 143° 39' 58" E), 18 August, 2008; QMJ91705, Gilberton Station, NWQ (19° 12' 50" S, 143° 39' 47" E), 17 May, 2011; QMJ91719, Gilberton Station, NWQ (19° 12' 50" S, 143° 39' 47" E), 18 May, 2011; QMJ91729, Blackbraes National Park, NWQ (19° 33' 58" S, 143° 59' 28" E); QMJ91730–91731, Blackbraes National Park, NWQ (19° 35' 14" S, 144° 01' 00" E). |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: Distinguished from all other Lerista by its enlarged first supraciliary, monodactyl hindlimb, single loreal scale, broad black lateral band enclosing at least one entire scale width, and ventrals dark brown to grey, heaviest posteriorly. Additional details (1044 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Habitat: largely restricted to patches of semi-evergreen vine thickets. Limb morphology: 0 digit, 1 toe |
Etymology | Named for Eric Vanderduys, CSIRO, for his contributions to Queensland herpetology. Eric has had a long-standing interest in this species and helped to collect the type series. Pronounced Vander – dice – i. |
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