Lerista is a diverse (~ 90 species) genus of skinks endemic to Australia, commonly known as sliders.[1] The genus is especially notable for the variation in the amount of limb reduction.[2][3] The variation ranges from short-bodied forms with large legs bearing five toes, to elongate forms completely lacking legs. The body length of the lizards is 33–103 millimetres (1.3–4.1 in). Their locomotion is linked to their body shape. The shorter skinks with prominent limbs travel on the surface; the longer skinks with reduced legs tend to burrow more. A phylogenetic tree of Lerista, derived from DNA analysis, reveals that limb loss has happened multiple times within this group.[4][5] Limb loss has occurred relatively recently, in the past 3.6 million years or so.
The following species are recognized as being valid.[6]
Note: a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lerista.
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Lerista bougainvillii Lerista is a diverse (~ 90 species) genus of skinks endemic to Australia, commonly known as sliders. The genus is especially notable for the variation in the amount of limb reduction. The variation ranges from short-bodied forms with large legs bearing five toes, to elongate forms completely lacking legs. The body length of the lizards is 33–103 millimetres (1.3–4.1 in). Their locomotion is linked to their body shape. The shorter skinks with prominent limbs travel on the surface; the longer skinks with reduced legs tend to burrow more. A phylogenetic tree of Lerista, derived from DNA analysis, reveals that limb loss has happened multiple times within this group. Limb loss has occurred relatively recently, in the past 3.6 million years or so.
Lerista es un género de lagartos perteneciente a la familia Scincidae. Se distribuyen por Australia y Nueva Guinea.
Según The Reptile Database:[1]
Lerista es un género de lagartos perteneciente a la familia Scincidae. Se distribuyen por Australia y Nueva Guinea.
Lerista Scincidae familiako narrasti genero bat da. Ginea Berrian eta Australian bizi dira.
Lerista Scincidae familiako narrasti genero bat da. Ginea Berrian eta Australian bizi dira.
Lerista est un genre de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae[1].
Les espèces de ce genre se rencontrent en Nouvelle-Guinée et en Australie[1].
Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (12 juin 2017)[2] :
Ce genre admet de nombreux synonymes :
Multimedia w Wikimedia Commons Lerista – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Sphenomorphinae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae).
Rodzaj obejmuje gatunki występujące w Australii[8].
Do rodzaju należą następujące gatunki[8]:
Lerista – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Sphenomorphinae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae).
Lerista[1] este un gen de șopârle din familia Scincidae.[1]
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