| Lerista humphriesi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lerista |
| Species: | L. humphriesi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lerista humphriesi Storr, 1971 | |
Lerista humphriesi, also known commonly as Humphries' lerista and the taper-tailed west-coast slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia. [2]
The specific name, humphriesi, is in honor of Australian ecologist Robert B. Humphries. [3]
The preferred natural habitats of L. humphriesi are grassland and shrubland. [1]
L. humphriesi is completely limbless. [2]
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Lerista emmotti, also known commonly as the Noonbah robust slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
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