| Bougainville's skink | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lerista |
| Species: | L. bougainvillii |
| Binomial name | |
| Lerista bougainvillii (Gray, 1839) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Bougainville's skink (Lerista bougainvillii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. [3] This species is also commonly called the south-eastern slider [2] [4] and Bougainville's lerista. [4]
The specific name, bougainvillii, and the common names, Bougainville's skink and Bougainville's lerista, are in honour of French naval officer Hyacinthe de Bougainville. [4]
L. bougainvillii is found in south-eastern Australia, including north-eastern Tasmania and many Bass Strait islands. [3]
Bougainville's skink has very reduced limbs and moves in a snake-like manner. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of L. bougainvillii are forest and shrubland. [1] However, it is seldom seen, as much of its life is spent beneath leaf-litter, loose sand, and thin stone slabs. [3] [5]
The mode of reproduction of L. bougainvillii varies. Some populations are oviparous, but other populations are viviparous. [1] [2]
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