Lerista apoda

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Lerista apoda
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lerista
Species:
L. apoda
Binomial name
Lerista apoda
Storr, 1976

The Dampier Land limbless slider (Lerista apoda) is a species of skink found in Western Australia. [2]

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References

  1. Cogger, H.; Shea, G. (2017). "Lerista apoda". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T109474954A109474976. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109474954A109474976.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Lerista apoda at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.