Lerista miopus
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no known English name
Lerista miopus was split off from Lerista lineopunctulata in 2017, so older references lump them together.
I found this fat and squirmy skink under a log on the grounds of the old Peron Homestead. It's nearly legless, having no front legs and tiny stumps for back legs.
Here is a complete list of the reptiles and frogs I saw on this trip to Western Australia.
Online references:
- Andrew P. Amey, Danielle L. Edwards, 2017. Taxonomy of the Sand Sliders of Western Australia’s central coast (genus Lerista, Squamata: Scincidae): recognition of Lerista miopus (Günther, 1867)
Printed references:
- Bush, B., Maryan, B., Browne-Cooper, R., Robinson, D. 1995. A Guide to the Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region
- Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles & Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition
- Wilson, S. K., Knowles, D. 1988. Australia's Reptiles: A Photographic Reference to the Terrestrial Reptiles of Australia
- Wilson, S. and Swan, G. 2003. Reptiles of Australia