Species Lerista praepedita (Boulenger, 1887)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lygosoma praepeditum Boulenger, G.A. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). 3. London : British Museum xii 575 pp. 40 pls. [337] [replacement name; nom.nov. for Soridia lineata Gray, 1839].
• Soridia lineata Gray, J.E. 1839. Catalogue of the slender-tongued saurians, with descriptions of many new genera and species. (contd.). Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2(11): 331-337 [1839 on title page] [336] [junior homonym; junior secondary homonym of Lerista lineata Bell, 1833].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.8.18.70–76, Australasia; BMNH 1946.8.18.79; MCZ (ex BMNH 1946.8.18.77–78).
• Pholeophilus capensis Smith, A. 1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa. Reptilia. London : Smith, Elder & Co. [15] [nomen oblitum; nom. oblit., see Storr, G.M. 1971. The genus Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 54: 59–75].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.8.18.62–63, Little Namaqualand, South Africa (in error).

  Secondary source:

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

 

Generic Combinations

• Lerista praepedita (Boulenger, 1887).

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Fossorial, hummock grassland, nocturnal, open heath, 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. [34] (Blunt-tailed West-coast Slider)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
21-May-2023	SCINCIDAE	10-Mar-2023	MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024		21-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011		08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)