Species Lerista picturata (Fry, 1914)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lygosoma (Rhodona) picturatum Fry, D.B. 1914. On a collection of reptiles and batrachians from Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery 1: 174-210 [186, pl. 27 fig. 3 text fig. 5].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM R3101, Boulder, WA.

 

Generic Combinations

• Lerista picturata (Fry, 1914).

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA, WA: Coolgardie (COO), Hampton (HAM)

Ecological Descriptors

Fossorial, low shrubland, nocturnal, open scrub, oviparous, tall shrubland.

 

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. [33] (Southern 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)