Line-spotted Robust Slider

Lerista lineopunctulata

A thick-bodied, nearly legless skink that dwells in loose sand beneath leaf litter on the coastal dunes and sand-plains of Australia's west coast. One of a large group of burrowing Australian skinks.
Line-spotted Robust Slider (Lerista lineopunctulata) I found this extremely squirmy lizard under a log in the beautiful red sand of western Australia. Australia,Geotagged,Lerista lineopunctulata,Line-spotted Robust Slider,Spring

Appearance

Two forms of this thick burrowing skink exist. The southern form has a stump for a forelimb and 2 digits on the tiny hindlimb. The northern form has no forelimb at all and just 1 digit on the tiny hindlimb.

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A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia by Steve Wilson and Gerry Swan, fourth edition, 2013
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyScincidae
GenusLerista
SpeciesLerista lineopunctulata
Photographed in
Australia