Western worm lerista
Western worm lerista | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lerista |
Species: | L. praepedita |
Binomial name | |
Lerista praepedita (Boulenger 1887) | |
Distribution of the Western Worm Lerista |
The western worm lerista (Lerista praepedita) is a species of skink native to coastal areas of southwest and midwest Western Australia. It is found amongst heath and woodlands on coastal dunes.[1]
It is very thin, with no front legs and extremely small, stumpy back legs. It is a pale grey or brown, with a prominent, broad, dark brown stripe along each side, and a series of small brown dashes along its back.[1]
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