Lerista nichollsi

Lerista nichollsi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lerista
Species:	L. nichollsi
Binomial name
	Lerista nichollsi; (Loveridge, 1933)
Synonyms
	Rhodona nichollsi; Loveridge, 1933; Lygosoma nichollsi; (Loveridge, 1933);

Last updated February 18, 2026

Lerista nichollsi, also known commonly as the inland broad-blazed slider, the inland broad-striped slider, and Nicholls' lerista, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae (skinks). The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, nichollsi, is in honor of Australian biologist George Edward Nicholls (1877–1953).^[2]

Description

Adults of Lerista nichollsi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 7 cm (2.8 in). The front legs are absent, and each small back leg has only two digits. The lower eyelid is immovably fused, and it has a transparent "spectacle". There are four supraciliary scales.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Lerista nichollsi is shrubland.^[1]

Behaviour

Lerista nichollsi is terrestrial, sheltering in leaf litter and sandy soil, beneath shrubs.^[1]

Reproduction

Lerista nichollsi is oviparous.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Cowan, M.; Ford, S.; How, R.; Lloyd, R.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Lerista nichollsi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109476962A109476971. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109476962A109476971.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Lerista nichollsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.
↑ Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp. (Lerista nichollsi, pp. 376–377).

Cogger, H.G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. ISBN 978-0643100350. xxx + 1,033 pp.
Glauert, L. (1960). "Herpetological Miscellanea. XII.—The Family Scincidae in Western Australia. Part 2—The Genus Lygosoma". Western Australian Naturalist. 7 (4): 81–99. (Lygosoma glauerti, new combination, pp. 97–98).
Greer, A.E. (1967). "A new generic arrangement for some Australian scincid lizards". Breviora (267): 1–19. (Lerista nichollsi, new combination, pp. 13, 18).
Loveridge, A. (1933). "New Scincid Lizards of the Genera Sphenomorphus, Rhodona, and Lygosoma from Australia". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History. 8: 95–99. (Rhodona nichollsi, new species, pp. 97–98).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Cowan, M.; Ford, S.; How, R.; Lloyd, R.; Wilson, S. (2017). "Lerista nichollsi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T109476962A109476971. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109476962A109476971.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Lerista nichollsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 March 2015.

[3] Wilson, S.; Swan, G. (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishing. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. 688 pp. (Lerista nichollsi, pp. 376–377).

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