Spotted Slider
S3, Head, profile
Spotted Slider
S1, Rear Legs
| Spotted Slider S3, Head, profile | | Spotted Slider S1, Rear Legs | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia) | |||
| Order: | Scaled Reptiles (Squamata) | ||||
| Family: | Skink (Scincidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Spotted Slider (Lerista punctatovittata) | ||||
| This Photo: | 🔍S3, Head, dorsal🔎 | ||||
| Other name: | Eastern Robust Slider | ||||
Thank you Matt Campbell, Max Tibby & Tony and Jenny Dominelli for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Riverland and elsewhere A couple of these were found on an expedition North of here, with a team of people helping with id's. Specimen 1 had an amputated toe and was ~85mm SVL. S3 was found on Ellura. As you can see in the photo's, these have very reduced legs and look like snakes when sliding along. 1 finger & 2 toes. The body has an indent that the front legs fit into when digging thru sand. | |||||
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