Lerista amicorum
Species of lizard
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The Fortescue three-toed slider (Lerista amicorum) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
| Lerista amicorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lerista |
| Species: | L. amicorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lerista amicorum L.A. Smith & M. Adams, 2007 | |
Etymology
The specific name, amicorum (which means "of the friends" in Latin), is in honor of Australian zoologists (and friends), William Henry "Harry" Butler and Athol M. Douglas, both of whom collected the first specimens in 1964.[2][3]
Geographic range
L. amicorum is found in the Australian state of Western Australia.[3]
Habitat
Description
L. amicorum has three toes on each of its four feet.[3]