Spotted Slider S1, Front Leg | Spotted Slider S1, ventral | |||||
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. | |||||
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