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Species profile—Lerista vittata (Mount Cooper striped lerista)

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Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Lerista vittata (Mount Cooper striped lerista)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae (skinks)
Scientific name
Lerista vittata Greer, McDonald & Lawrie, 1983
Common name
Mount Cooper striped lerista
Type reference
Greer, A.E., McDonald, K.R. & Lawrie, B.C. (1983). Three new species of Lerista (Scincidae) from northern Queensland with a diagnosis of the L. wilkinsi group. Journal of Herpetology 17(3), 247-255.
WildNet taxon ID
146
Alternate name(s)
side-striped fine-lined lerista
side-striped fine-lined slider
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Endangered
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
Vulnerable
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=146.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
20 May 2024