Mount Cooper striped lerista | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lerista |
Species: | L. vittata |
Binomial name | |
Lerista vittata | |
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.
Lerista is a diverse genus of skinks endemic to Australia, commonly known as sliders.
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