Mount Cooper striped lerista

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Mount Cooper striped lerista
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lerista
Species:
L. vittata
Binomial name
Lerista vittata
Greer, McDonald, & Lawrie, 1983
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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.

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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)