Mount Cooper striped lerista

Mount Cooper striped lerista
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Lerista
Species:	L. vittata
Binomial name
Lerista vittata Greer, McDonald, & Lawrie, 1983
Distribution of the Mount Cooper Striped Lerista

The Mount Cooper striped lerista (Lerista vittata), also known as side-striped fine-lined slider or Mount Cooper striped skink, ^[2] is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is found only in Australia.

References

1. Amey, A.; Couper, P.; Hobson, R.; Sanderson, C.; Vanderduys, E. (2018). "Lerista vittata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T11805A101743516. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T11805A101743516.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. Ward, Michelle S.; Simmonds, Jeremy S.; et al. (8 September 2019). "Lots of loss with little scrutiny: The attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Australia". Conservation Science and Practice. 1 (11). Bibcode:2019ConSP...1E.117W. doi: 10.1111/csp2.117 . Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)