Allan's skink, Greater robust fine-lined slider
Allan's lerista (Lerista allanae ), also known commonly as Allan's skink and the greater robust fine-lined slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. This rare species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
The specific name, allanae, is in honor of "Mrs. P.C. Allan" who presented many interesting specimens to the Queensland Museum.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
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starts withL. allanae has its limbs much reduced. It has no front legs, and each of its back legs has only one digit. The digit bears a claw.
The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for L. allanae is 8.8 cm (3.5 in).
The preferred natural habitat of L. allanae is forest.
L. allanae is oviparous.
L. allanae is listed as "critically endangered" under the IUCN Red List, and as "endangered" on Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.
