Vivariums;reptiles;other Australian 10

25 - Leiolopisma genus :

Leiolopisma is a genus of skinks. Most species occur in the region of New Caledonia-New Zealand, and they are related to other genera from that general area, such as Emoia; these and others form the Eugongylus group. One living and two extinct taxa represent a clade endemic to the Mascarenes.(Austin & Arnold 2006)

Leiolopisma

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

(unranked):Sauria

Order:Squamata

Infraorder:Scincomorpha(paraphyletic)

Family:Scincidae

Subfamily:Lygosominae

Genus:Leiolopisma

Species :

9 living, and see text

Synonyms

Didosaurus

Species :

Leiolopisma alazon
Leiolopisma bardensis
Leiolopisma ceciliae Arnold & Bour, 2008 - extinct
Leiolopisma eulepis
Leiolopisma fallai[1]
Leiolopisma fasciolare
Leiolopisma fuscum
Leiolopisma grande[2]
Leiolopisma lioscincus
Leiolopisma mauritiana - extinct (c.1600)
Leiolopisma paronae
Leiolopisma telfairii
Leiolopisma zelandia

An undescribed extinct taxon from Réunion was close to L. mauritiana (Austin & Arnold 2006). These two were formerly separated in Didosaurus. David Day (1979), in Vanished Species, described the Reunion skink as small and fast moving but completely unafraid of humans.

Individuals would climb on observer's legs. Efforts to maintain the species in captivity proved futile. The Reunion skink was reported to be completely insectivorous.

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- Leiolopisma alazon (Lauan Ground Skink ) :

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Leiolopisma alazon (Lauan ground skink) is a species of skink found on Lau Islands of Fiji. The species is currently critically endangered due to a rise of the Yellow crazy ant and rats on the islands.

References

-Jump up^ Fisher, R.; Hamilton, A.; Allison, A. & Tallowin, O. (2011). "Leiolopisma alazon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved May 9, 2014.

Lauan ground skink

Conservation status :

Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Scincidae

Genus:Leiolopisma

Species:L. alazon

Binomial name :

Leiolopisma alazon
Zug, 1985

26 - Lerista genus :

Lerista is a diverse (~ 90 species) genus of skinks endemic to Australia, commonly known as sliders.[1] The genus is especially notable for the variation in the amount of limb reduction.[2][3] The variation ranges from short-bodied forms with large legs bearing five toes, to elongate forms completely lacking legs. The body length of the lizards is 33–103 millimetres (1.3–4.1 in). Their locomotion is linked to their body shape. The shorter skinks with prominent limbs travel on the surface; the longer skinks with reduced legs tend to burrow more. A phylogenetic tree of Lerista, derived from DNA analysis, reveals that limb loss has happened multiple times within this group.[4][5] Limb loss has occurred relatively recently, in the past 3.6 million years or so.

Lerista bougainvilii

Lerista

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Suborder:Sauria

Infraorder:Scincomorpha

Family:Scincidae

Genus:Lerista
Bell, 1833

Species

Species :

The following 94 species are recognized as being valid.

Nota bene: In the following list, a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lerista.

Lerista aericeps Storr, 1986
Lerista allanae(Longman, 1937)
Lerista allochiraKendrick, 1989
Lerista ameles Greer, 1979
Lerista amicorum L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista apoda Storr, 1976
Lerista arenicola Storr, 1971
Lerista axillaris Storr, 1991
Lerista baynesi Storr, 1971
Lerista bipes (Fischer, 1882)
Lerista borealis Storr, 1971
Lerista bougainvillii(Gray, 1839)
Lerista bunglebungleStorr, 1991
Lerista carpentariaeGreer, 1983
Lerista chalybura Storr, 1985

Lerista chordae Amey,Kutt & Hutchinson, 2005
Lerista christinae Storr, 1979
Lerista cinerea Greer,McDonald & Lawrie, 1983
Lerista clara L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista colliveri Couper& Ingram, 1992
Lerista connivens Storr, 1971
Lerista desertorum(Sternfeld, 1919)
Lerista distinguenda (F. Werner, 1910)
Lerista dorsalis Storr, 1985
Lerista edwardsaeStorr, 1982
Lerista elegans (Gray, 1845)
Lerista elongata Storr, 1990
Lerista emmotti Ingram, Couper & Donnellan, 1993
Lerista eupoda L.A. Smith, 1996
Lerista flammicaudaStorr, 1985
Lerista fragilis (Günther, 1876)
Lerista frosti (F. Zietz, 1920)
Lerista gascoynensisStorr, 1986
Lerista gerrardii (Gray, 1864)

Lerista greeri Storr, 1982
Lerista griffini Storr, 1982
Lerista haroldi Storr, 1983
Lerista humphriesiStorr, 1971
Lerista ingrami Storr, 1991
Lerista ips Storr, 1980
Lerista jacksoni L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista kalumburu Storr, 1976
Lerista karlschmidtiMarx & Hosmer, 1959
Lerista kendricki Storr, 1991
Lerista kennedyensisKendrick, 1989
Lerista kingi L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista labialis Storr, 1971
Lerista lineata Bell, 1833
Lerista lineopunctulata(Gray, 1839)
Lerista macropisthopus(F. Werner, 1903)
Lerista maculosa Storr, 1991
Lerista micra L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista microtis (Gray, 1845)
Lerista muelleri (Fischer, 1881)
Lerista neander Storr, 1971

Lerista nevinae L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista nichollsi(Loveridge, 1933)
Lerista occulta L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista onsloviana Storr, 1984
Lerista orientalis (De Vis, 1889)
Lerista petersoni Storr, 1976
Lerista picturata (D. Fry, 1914)
Lerista planiventralis(Lucas & C. Frost, 1902)
Lerista praefrontalisGreer, 1986
Lerista praepedita(Boulenger, 1887)
Lerista punctatovittata(Günther, 1867)
Lerista puncticaudaStorr, 1991
Lerista quadrivinculaShea, 1991
Lerista rhodonoides(Lucas & C. Frost, 1896)
Lerista robusta Storr, 1990
Lerista rochfordensisAmey & Couper, 2009
Lerista rolfei L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista separanda Storr, 1976
Lerista simillima Storr, 1984

Lerista speciosa Storr, 1990
Lerista stictopleuraStorr, 1985
Lerista storri Greer, McDonald & Lawrie, 1983
Lerista stylis (F. Mitchell, 1955)
Lerista taeniata Storr, 86
Lerista talpina Storr, 91
Lerista terdigitata(Parker, 1926)
Lerista tridactyla Storr, 1990
Lerista uniduo Storr, 1984
Lerista varia Storr, 1986
Lerista verhmens L.A. Smith & Adams, 2007
Lerista vermicularisStorr, 1982
Lerista viduata Storr, 1991
Lerista vittata Greer, McDonald & Lawrie, 1983
Lerista walkeri(Boulenger, 1891)
Lerista wilkinsi (Parker, 1926)
Lerista xanthura Storr, 1976
Lerista yuna Storr, 1991
Lerista zietzi Wells &Wellington, 1985
Lerista zonulata Storr, 1991

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- Bougainville's skink (Lerista bougainvillii)

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Bougainville's skink

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Suborder:Sauria

Infraorder:Scincomorpha

Family:Scincidae

Genus:Lerista

Species:L. bougainvillii

Binomial name:

Lerista bougainvillii
(Gray, 1839)

Synonyms:

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[1]

Etymology :

Both the specific name, bougainvillii, and the common name, Bougainville's skink, are in honor of French naval officer Hyacinthe de Bougainville.[3]

Geographic range :

L. bougainvillii is found in south-eastern Australia, including north-eastern Tasmania and many Bass Strait islands.[2]

Description :

Bougainville's skink has very reduced limbs and moves in a snake-like manner.[2]

Habitat :

L. bougainvillii is seldom seen as much of its life is spent beneath leaf-litter, loose sand, and thin stone slabs.[2][4]

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Other websites :

- reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lerista&species=bougainvillii

- www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Lerista/bougainvillii

- museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/lizards-found-in-victoria/bougainvilles-skink/

Video :

Lerista Bougainville

- Lerista nevinae :

Other websites :

- reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lerista&species=nevinae

- naturewatch.org.nz/taxa/104409-Lerista-nevinae

- Lerista allanae :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Allan's lerista (Lerista allanae) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found only in Australia.

It is listed as critically endangered under the IUCN Red List, and as endangered on Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.

Sources

-Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Lerista allanae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

Allan's lerista

Conservation status:

Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Scincidae

Genus:Lerista

Species:L. allanae

Binomial name :

Lerista allanae
(Longmann, 1937)

Other websites :

- www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=1378

- reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lerista&species=allanae

- www.ehp.qld.gov.au/wildlife/animals-az/allans_lerista.html

- Lerista praepedita :

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The western worm lerista (Lerista praepedita) is a species of skink native to coastal areas of southwest and midwest Western Australia. It is found amongst heath and woodlands on coastal dunes.[1]

It is very thin, with no front legs and extremely small, stumpy back legs. It is a pale grey or brown, with a prominent, broad, dark brown stripe along each side, and a series of small brown dashes along its back.[1]

Western worm lerista

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Scincidae

Genus:Lerista

Species:L. praepedita

Binomial name:

Lerista praepedita
(Boulenger 1887)

Distribution of the Western Worm Lerista

References:

-^ Jump up to:a b Bush, Brian; Maryan, Brad; Browne-Cooper, Robert; Robinson, David (1995). A guide to the reptiles and frogs of the Perth region. University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1-875560-42-4.

Other websites :

- www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Lerista/praepedita

- reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lerista&species=praepedita

- bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:d1c34112-285e-491a-802a-23ba623ecd9a

27- Lioscincus genus :

Lioscincus is a genus of skinks endemic to New Caledonia.[1]

Lioscincus

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Suborder:Sauria

Infraorder:Scincomorpha

Family:Scincidae

Subfamily:Eugongylinae[1]

Genus:Lioscincus
Bocage, 1873

Type species

Lioscincus steindachneri
Bocage, 1873

Conservation status :

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed one species of Lioscincus as "critically endangered", two species as "endangered", and one as "near threatened".[2]

Species :

There are seven recognized species:

Lioscincus greeri (Böhme, 1979)
Lioscincus maruia Sadlier, A. Whitaker & Bauer, 1998
Lioscincus nigrofasciolatum (W. Peters, 1869)
Lioscincus novaecaledoniae (Parker, 1926)
Lioscincus steindachneri Bocage, 1873
Lioscincus tillieri (Ineich & Sadlier, 1991)
Lioscincus vivae Sadlier, Bauer, A. Whitaker & S.A. Smith, 2004

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- Epibator nigrofasciolatus :

From Wikipedia :

Epibator nigrofasciolatus is a species of lizards of the family of Scincidae

Distribution :

This species is endemic to New Caledonia . It is also found in the islands of Grande Terre, in Lifou , of Maré , of Ouvea and Pine as well as in Belep Islands 2 .

Classification according to ReptileDB

ReignAnimalia

BranchChordata

Sub-embryo.Vertebrata

ClassReptilia

SubclassLepidosauria

OrderSquamata

Sub-OrderSauria

InfraorderScincomorpha

FamilyScincidae

SubfamilyEugongylinae

KindEpibator