Bougainville's skink explained

Bougainville's skink (Lerista bougainvillii) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. This species is also commonly called the south-eastern slider and Bougainville's lerista.

Etymology

The specific name, bougainvillii, and the common names, Bougainville's skink and Bougainville's lerista, are in honour of French naval officer Hyacinthe de Bougainville.^[1]

Geographic range

L. bougainvillii is found in south-eastern Australia, including north-eastern Tasmania and many Bass Strait islands.

Description

Bougainville's skink has very reduced limbs and moves in a snake-like manner.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. bougainvillii are forest and shrubland. However, it is seldom seen, as much of its life is spent beneath leaf-litter, loose sand, and thin stone slabs.^{[2] [3]}

Reproduction

The mode of reproduction of L. bougainvillii varies. Some populations are oviparous, but other populations are viviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Gray JE (1839). "Catalogue of the Slender-tongued Saurians, with Descriptions of many New Genera and Species". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, First Series 2: 331-337. ("Riopa Brougainvillii [sic]", new species, p. 332).
• Greer AE (1967). "A new generic arrangement for some Australian scincid lizards". Breviora (267): 1-19. (Lerista bougainvillii, new combination).
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. [Harold Cogger|Cogger HG]
3. http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/wildlife/reptile/Lerbou.html Wildlife of Tasmania – Bougainville’s Skink