Spotted Slider
S1, Front Leg
Ellura
Spotted Slider
S1, ventral
 
                      
Spotted Slider (Lerista punctatovittata)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order: Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Family: Skink (Scincidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Spotted Slider (Lerista punctatovittata)
This Photo:     🔍S3, Front Leg🔎
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
1 finger & 2 toes.
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.
The body has an indent which the front legs fit into when digging thru sand.

Copyright © 2022-2024 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 16-Jan-2022
This species is classed as LC (Least Concern) in the Murray Mallee, SA, by DENR (Regional Species Status Assessments, July 2010)