Lerista humphriesi, also known commonly as Humphries' lerista and the taper-tailed west-coast slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, humphriesi, is in honor of Australian ecologist Robert B. Humphries.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. humphriesi are grassland and shrubland.
Description
L. humphriesi is completely limbless.
References
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
- Storr GM (1971). "The genus Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia". Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 54: 59âÂÂ75. (Lerista humphriesi, new species, p. 70).
- , (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .