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Bougainville's skink

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Bougainville's skink (Lerista bougainvillii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae.[3] This species is also commonly called the south-eastern slider[2][4] and Bougainville's lerista.[4]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Scincidae
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Bougainville's skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lerista
Species:
L. bougainvillii
Binomial name
Lerista bougainvillii
(Gray, 1839)
Synonyms[2]
  • Riopa Brougainvillii [sic]
    Gray, 1839
  • Lygosoma bougainvillii
    — A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839
  • Rhodona bougainvillii
    — M.A. Smith, 1937
  • Nodorha bougainvillii
    — Mittleman, 1952
  • Lerista bougainvillii
    — Greer, 1967
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Etymology

The specific name, bougainvillii, and the common names, Bougainville's skink and Bougainville's lerista, are in honour of French naval officer Hyacinthe de Bougainville.[4]

Geographic range

L. bougainvillii is found in south-eastern Australia, including north-eastern Tasmania and many Bass Strait islands.[3]

Description

Bougainville's skink has very reduced limbs and moves in a snake-like manner.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. bougainvillii are forest and shrubland.[1] However, it is seldom seen, as much of its life is spent beneath leaf-litter, loose sand, and thin stone slabs.[3][5]

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. bougainvillii varies. Some populations are oviparous, but other populations are viviparous.[1][2]

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