Species Lerista terdigitata (Parker, 1926)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Lygosoma (Rhodona) terdigitatum Parker, H.W. 1926. A new lizard from South Australia. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 9 18: 203-205 [203].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1946.8.15.61, Flinders Is., Investigator Group, SA.

 

Generic Combinations

• Lerista terdigitata (Parker, 1926).

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA, WA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN)

Ecological Descriptors

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

 

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. [34] (Robust Mulch 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)