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| ⚫ | '''''Lerista''''' is a genus of [[skink]] which are especially notable for the variation of the amount of limb reduction within their legs. The variation ranges from fully formed legs and toes, to completely lacking in feet. The length of the skins ranges from 3.3 centimeters to 10.3 centimeters. Their preferred locomotive habitat is linked to their length and the development of feet. The longer skinks with less developed feet generally travel underground in sandy soils, and the shorter skinks with well formed feet travel on the surface. |
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| ⚫ | '''''Lerista''''' is a genus of [[skink]] which are especially notable for the variation of the amount of limb reduction within their legs. The variation ranges from fully formed legs and toes, to completely lacking in feet. The length of the skins ranges from 3.3 centimeters to 10.3 centimeters. Their preferred locomotive habitat is linked to their length and the development of feet. The longer skinks with less developed feet generally travel underground in sandy soils, and the shorter skinks with well formed feet travel on the surface. |
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==Classification== |
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==Species== |
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'''Genus Lerista''' |
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*''[[Lerista aericeps]]'' |
*''[[Lerista aericeps]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista allanae]]'' |
*''[[Lerista allanae]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista distinguenda]]'' |
*''[[Lerista distinguenda]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista dorsalis]]'' |
*''[[Lerista dorsalis]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista edwardsae]]'' |
*''[[Lerista edwardsae]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista elegans]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista kennedyensis]]'' |
*''[[Lerista kennedyensis]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista labialis]]'' |
*''[[Lerista labialis]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista lineata]]'' |
*''[[Lerista lineata]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista lineopunctulata]]'' |
*''[[Lerista lineopunctulata]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista separanda]]'' |
*''[[Lerista separanda]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista simillima]]'' |
*''[[Lerista simillima]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista speciosa]]'' |
*''[[Lerista speciosa]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista stictopleura]]'' |
*''[[Lerista stictopleura]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista yuna]]'' |
*''[[Lerista yuna]]'' |
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*''[[Lerista zonulata]]'' |
*''[[Lerista zonulata]]'' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Lerista is a genus of skink which are especially notable for the variation of the amount of limb reduction within their legs. The variation ranges from fully formed legs and toes, to completely lacking in feet. The length of the skins ranges from 3.3 centimeters to 10.3 centimeters. Their preferred locomotive habitat is linked to their length and the development of feet. The longer skinks with less developed feet generally travel underground in sandy soils, and the shorter skinks with well formed feet travel on the surface.
Species
References
Herpetology - Limb reduction in Australian lizards
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