Lerista walkeri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lerista |
Species: | L. walkeri
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Binomial name | |
Lerista walkeri (Boulenger, 1891)
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Lerista walkeri, also known commonly as the coastal Kimberley slider and Walker's lerista, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
The specific name, walkeri, is in honor of British entomologist James John Walker.[3]
L. walkeri is found in Western Australia, Australia.[2]
The preferred natural habitats of L. walkeri are forest, shrubland, and rocky areas.[1]
L. walkeri has only two digits on each of its four feet.[2]