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Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (West Australia)
Type locality: Roebuck Bay and Condillac Is., W. A.
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Lerista walkeri

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Lerista walkeri, also known commonly as the coastal Kimberley slider and Walker's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, walkeri, is in honor of British entomologist James John Walker.[3]

Geographic range

L. walkeri is found in Western Australia, Australia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. walkeri are forest, shrubland, and rocky areas.[1]

Description

L. walkeri has only two digits on each of its four feet.[2]

Reproduction

L. walkeri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Cogger, H.; Shea, G. (2017). "Lerista walkeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178457A101747428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T178457A101747428.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Lerista walkeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lerista walkeri, p. 279).
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Lerista walkeri: Brief Summary

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Lerista walkeri, also known commonly as the coastal Kimberley slider and Walker's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

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