• Source: Lerista griffini

Lerista griffini, also known commonly as Griffin's lerista and the stout sandslider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.




Etymology


The specific name, griffini, is in honour of English-Australian herpetologist Philip Griffin.




Geographic range


In Australia L. griffini is found in the Northern Territory and in the state of Western Australia.




Habitat


The preferred natural habitat of L. griffini is sandy areas of savanna, shrubland, and grassland.




Description


L. griffini has back legs, but no front legs. Each back leg has two toes.




Behaviour


L. griffini is terrestrial and fossorial.




Reproduction


L. griffini is oviparous.




References






Further reading


Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Maryan B, Robinson D (1997). "An insular population of Lerista griffini and comments on the identity of Lerista praefrontalis (Lacertilia: Scincidae)". Western Australian Naturalist 21 (3): 157–160.
Storr GM (1982). "Four New Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Western and South Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 10 (1): 1–9. (Lerista griffini, new species, pp. 6–8, Figure 4).
Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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• List of reptiles of Western Australia
• IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Animalia)