Allan's lerista

Allan's lerista^[1] (Lerista allanae), also known commonly as Allan's skink^[3] and the greater robust fine-lined slider,^[2] is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. This rare species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.^[1][2]

Allan's lerista
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Lerista
Species:	L. allanae
Binomial name
Lerista allanae (Longman, 1937)
Synonyms[2]
Rhodona allanae Longman, 1937 Lerista allanae — Greer, 1967 Gavisus allanae — Wells & Wellington, 1984 Lerista allanae — Cogger, 2000

Etymology

The specific name, allanae, is in honor of "Mrs. P.C. Allan" who presented many interesting specimens to the Queensland Museum.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. allanae is forest.^[1]

Description

L. allanae has its limbs much reduced. It has no front legs, and each of its back legs has only one digit. The digit bears a claw.^[2]

The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for L. allanae is 8.8 cm (3.5 in).^[2]

Reproduction

L. allanae is oviparous.^[2]

Conservation status

L. allanae is listed as "critically endangered" under the IUCN Red List,^[1] and as "endangered" on Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.^[3]