Lerista karlschmidti

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 karlschmidti

Name

• Lerista karlschmidti (Marx & Hosmer, 1959)

Holotype: CNHM 97957.

Type locality: “Woodstock, about 23 miles [=37 km] south of Townsville, north Queensland, Australia.”

Paratypes (2): CNHM 97958, 97741; same data as holotype.

Combinations

• Rhodona karlschmidti Marx & Hosmer, 1959: 207 [original combination]
• [Lerista] karlschmidti — Greer, 1967: 19 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Marx, H. & Hosmer, W. 1959. A new skink from Australia. Copeia 1959(3): 207–208. DOI: 10.2307/1440388 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Greer, A.E. 1967. A new generic arrangement for some Australian scincid lizards. Breviora 267: 1–19. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Couper, P.J. & Amey, A.P. 2009. Lerista karlschmidti (Marx and Hosmer, 1959) (Sauria: Scincidae): re-examination of the type series, reassignment of a paratype and distribution notes. Zootaxa 2312: 39–48. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Lesser Robust Fine-lined Slider