Species Lerista elegans (Gray, 1845)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Miculia elegans Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London : British Museum xxviii 289 pp. [66].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.8.18.54–56, WA.

 

Generic Combinations

• Lerista elegans (Gray, 1845).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Fossorial, nocturnal, open forest, open heath, oviparous, tall shrubland, woodland.

 

General References

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. [32] (Elegant Slider)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
07-Feb-2024	LACERTILIA	02-Sep-2014	MODIFIED	Dr Federica Turco (QM)
07-Feb-2024		21-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)