Lerista speciosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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

Name

Lerista speciosa Storr, 1990: 551

• Holotype: SAMA R25883, collected by W. Zeidler on 10 May 1983.
• Type locality: “near foot of Mount Morris, South Australia, in 26°12'S 131°04'E”.

References

Primary references

• Storr, G.M. 1990. Revision of Lersita terdigitata (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 14(4): 547–552. PDF

Links

• Fenner, A., Hutchinson, M., McDonald, P. & Robertson, P. 2018. IUCN: Lerista speciosa  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T109477510A109477515. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109477510A109477515.en. Accessed on 09 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Pale-striped Mulch-slider