Lerista rochfordensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Sphenomorphinae
Genus: Lerista
Species: Lerista rochfordensis

Name

• Lerista rochfordensis Amey & Couper, 2009: 20

Holotype: QMJ 84790.

Type locality: “Rochford Scrub, Queensland, Australia (20°06’49” S, 146°37’03” E).”

Paratypes (4): QMJ 44385–6, “Boori Stn, Queensland, Australia (20°01’ S, 146°46’ E)”; QMJ 85002, “Rochford Scrub, Queensland, Australia (20°07’01” S, 146°37’49” E)”; QMJ 85007, “Rochford Scrub, Queensland, Australia (20°07’05” S, 146°37’43” E)”.

References

Primary references

• Amey, A.P. & Couper, P.J. 2009. A new limb-reduced skink (Scincidae: Lerista) from the dry rainforest of north Queensland, Australia. Zootaxa 2173: 19–30. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lerista rochfordensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 September 2017.