Lerista kennedyensis KENDRICK, 1989

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Kennedy Range Broad-blazed Slider
Synonym	Lerista kennedyensis KENDRICK 1989 Lerista kennedyensis — COGGER 2000: 523 Telchinoscincus kennedyensis — WELLS 2012: 130 Lerista kennedyensis — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: red dunes 200 m west of Merlinleigh Homestead (abandoned), 24° 19’ S, 115° 11’ E.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R95765
Diagnosis
Comment	Limb morphology: 0 digits, 2 toes
Etymology	Named after the Kennedy Range of mountains in Western Australia.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - 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 Kendrick P G 1989. Two new species of Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from the Cape Range and Kennedy Range of Western Australia. Journal of Herpetology 23 (4): 350-355 - 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 Storr, G. M.; L. A. Smith, and R. E. Johnstone 1999. Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks. Revised Edition. Western Australian Museum 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… http://www.greenpower.org.hk/html/eng/classroom/sssi/c_e_sssi_taimoshan.asp http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?w=720&r=0.2&e=0.00000&n=0.00000&z=0… Google images

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