Lerista rochfordensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Lerista rochfordensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 2 September 2017.