Lerista microtis (GRAY, 1845)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Sphenomorphinae (Sphenomorphini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
Subspecies | Lerista microtis microtis (GRAY 1845) Lerista microtis intermedia STORR 1991 Lerista microtis schwaneri STORR 1991 |
Common Names | E: South-western Slider |
Synonym | Mocoa microtis GRAY 1845: 83 Mocoa microtis — MÜLLER 1880 Rhodona microtis — SMITH 1937: 230 Lygosoma (Rhodona) microtis — GLAUERT 1960: 94 Lerista microtis — GREER 1967 Lerista microtis — COGGER 1983: 175 Nodorha microtis — WELLS & WELLINGTON 1985: 36 Lerista microtis — COGGER 2000: 525 Lerista microtis — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Lerista microtis microtis (GRAY 1845) Mocoa microtis GRAY 1845: 83 Nodorha microtis microtis — WELLS 2012: 94 Lerista microtis intermedia STORR 1991 Lerista microtis intermedia — STORR et al. 1999 Nodorha microtis intermedia — WELLS 2012: 93 Lerista microtis schwaneri STORR 1991 Nodorha schwaneri — WELLS 2012: 96 |
Distribution | Australia (South Australia, Western Australia) microtis: SW Australia; Type locality: Swan River, W. A. intermedia: S Western Australia. Type locality: Culham Inlet, WA [33°55'S 120°04'E]. schwaneri: Nuyts Archipelago, South Australia. Type locality: Franklin Island (west), SA [32°27'S 133°39'E]. |
Reproduction | Vivparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.18.64 Holotype: WAM 89408, collected by R.Elston in 1982 [intermedia] Holotype: SAMA 25088 (South Australian Museum), collected on 15 December 1983 by K. Jordan [schwaneri] |
Diagnosis | Partial redescription: Snout-vent length (mm): 22-51 (40.2). Length of appendages etc. -(% SVL): foreleg 14-23 (17.1); hindleg 25-35 (29.4); tail 104-134 (117); snout to foreleg 25-36 (29.6). Nuchals 2-4 (3.2). Midbody scale rows 18 or 20 (22 in one specimen). Lamellae under longest toe 18-21 (19.3). (Storr 1976) |
Comment | Synonymy mainly after COGGER 1983. Lerista microtis arenicola STORR 1971 has been elevated to species status. Limb morphology: 5 digits, 5 toes |
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