Lerista christinae

Lerista christinae
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Lerista
Species:	L. christinae
Binomial name
	Lerista christinae; Storr, 1979

Last updated October 05, 2025

Lerista christinae, also known commonly as the bold-striped slider and Christina's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, christinae, is in honor of Australian biologist Christine Davidge.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. christinae is shrubland.^[1]

Description

L. christinae has four digits on each front foot, and four digits on each hind foot.^[2]

Reproduction

L. christinae is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Cowan, M.; Teale, R.; How, R.; Doughty, P.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Lerista christinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109475422A109475427. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109475422A109475427.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Lerista christinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lerista christinae, p. 54).

Cogger HG (2013). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Storr GM (1979). "Five new lizards from Western Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum8 (1): 134–142. (Lerista christinae, new species, pp. 139–140, Plate 3).
Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptile of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 Cowan, M.; Teale, R.; How, R.; Doughty, P.; Lloyd, R. (2017). "Lerista christinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109475422A109475427. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109475422A109475427.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Lerista christinae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lerista christinae, p. 54).

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