Species Lerista gerrardii (Gray, 1864)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Rhodona punctata gerrardii Gray, J.E. 1864. Notice of a new variety of Rhodona punctata from the Swan River. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 296 [296].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 64.10.6.6, Swan River, WA.

 

Generic Combinations

• Lerista gerrardii (Gray, 1864).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Fossorial, low shrubland, nocturnal, open heath, open scrub, oviparous, woodland.

 

General References

Greer, A.E. 1980. Critical thermal maximum temperatures in Australian scincid lizards: their ecological and evolutionary significance. Australian Journal of Zoology 28: 91-102

Storr, G.M. 1971. The genus Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 54: 59-75 (taxonomy)

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. (taxonomy)

 

Common Name References

Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [33] (Bold-striped Robust Slider)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024		21-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)