Lerista baynesi

Lerista baynesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lerista
Species:
L. baynesi
Binomial name
Lerista baynesi
Storr, 1971
Synonyms[2]
  • Lerista picturata baynesi
    Storr, 1971
  • Lerista baynesi
    — Storr, 1991

Lerista baynesi, also known commonly as Baynes' lerista and Bayne's slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, baynesi, is in honor of Alexander Baynes (born 1944), who is an Australian mammalogist and paleontologist.[3]

Geographic range

L. baynesi is found in the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. baynesi are savanna and shrubland.[1]

Description

L. baynesi has no front legs, and very small hind legs. Each hind leg has two toes.[2]

Reproduction

L. baynesi is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cogger H, Shea G (2017). "Lerista baynesi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109475031A109475034. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109475031A109475034.en. Downloaded on 16 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Lerista baynesi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2015.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lerista baynesi, p. 20).

Further reading

  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Storr GM (1971). "The genus Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 54: 59–75. (Lerista picturata baynesi, new subspecies).
  • Storr GM (1991). "Revision of Lerista picturata (Lacertilia: Scincidae) of southern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 15 (3): 529–534. (Lerista baynesi, new status).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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