Lerista haroldi explained

Lerista haroldi, also known commonly as the Gnaraloo mulch-slider and Harold's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to the Australian state of Western Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, haroldi, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Gregory Harold.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. haroldi is grassland.

Description

L. haroldi has three digits on each of its four feet.

Reproduction

L. haroldi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Storr GM (1983). "Two New Lizards from Western Australia (Genera Diplodactylus and Lerista)". Records of the Western Australian Museum 11 (1): 59–62. (Lerista haroldi, new species, pp. 61–62, Figure 2).
• Storr GM, Smith LA, Johnstone RE (199). Lizards of Western Australia. I. Skinks, Revised Edition. Perth: Western Australian Museum. 291 pp. .
• Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]