Lerista colliveri
Species of lizard
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Lerista colliveri, nubbinned fine-lined slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.[2]
| Lerista colliveri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lerista |
| Species: | L. colliveri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lerista colliveri | |
Etymology
The specific name, colliveri, is in honor of Frederick Stanley "Stan" Colliver (1908–1991), who was an Australian geologist and malacologist.[3]
Habitat
Description
Large for its genus, L. colliveri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.4 cm (3.3 in), and a tail length of 12.7 cm (5.0 in). It has very reduced limbs. Each rear leg has only one digit, which has a claw, but each front leg is only a clawless "nubbin".[2][4]
Behavior
L. colliveri is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]