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), 
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, 2015; 
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, NEQ (
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, 
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), 
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, 2015.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C7D2654F5703F2501AB0FF06FC6DFDE5" pageId="5" pageNumber="478" type="diagnosis">
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501AB0FF06FEA4FF35" bold="true" box="[199,321,151,176]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Distinguished from all other 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F25018EBFF08FD0EFF35" box="[668,747,153,176]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">Lerista</emphasis>
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by the complete absence of a forelimb, hindlimb styliform &lt;2.5% SVL, interparietal distinct from the frontoparietals, prefrontals absent, four supraciliaries and anterior chin shields with an intervening scale.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501AB0FE95FE88FE98" bold="true" box="[199,365,260,285]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">Comparisons.</emphasis>
This species is very close morphologically to 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501903FE94FC58FE98" box="[884,957,260,285]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. alia</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F25019B3FE95FBFBFE98" bold="true" box="[964,1054,260,285]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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It can usually be distinguished by its shorter hindlimb, but there is overlap in this character (range: 1.70–2.46% SVL 
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501E16FEB8FB9AFEC5" box="[1121,1151,297,320]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">vs.</emphasis>
2.33–4.49% SVL). This species is almost patternless, with very vague to absent bands of darker pigment running along the body, strongest anteriorly. In 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501B44FEE0FE9AFE0D" box="[307,383,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. alia</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501BF0FEFEFE06FE0D" bold="true" box="[391,483,367,392]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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, discrete dark flecks are always present, forming more or less distinct longitudinal lines, strongest anteriorly (for comparison, see 
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). The two species are separated geographically by about 
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, with 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501B2FFE26FE51FE55" bold="true" box="[344,436,439,464]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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centred on Bulleringa National Park and 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F25019E6FE28FC0BFE55" box="[913,1006,441,464]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. storri</emphasis>
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known only from Springfield Station (see 
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). Of those species of 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F250187AFE4CFDB9FE71" box="[525,604,477,500]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">Lerista</emphasis>
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with no forelimb and a stylar or single digit hindlimb (18 species), only four other species have four supraciliaries, 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F250180DFD90FD0FFD9D" box="[634,746,513,536]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. cinerea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F250188FFD90FC8AFD9D" box="[760,879,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. hobsoni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F250190BFD90FBC7FD9D" box="[892,1058,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. vanderduysi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501E2FFD90FB5BFD9D" box="[1112,1214,513,536]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. vittata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. These four species all have a longer hindlimb (&gt;4% SVL) with a distinct, clawed digit and usually have two infralabials contacting the postmental (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501B55FDD8FEA5FDE5" box="[290,320,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">vs.</emphasis>
a single infralabial in 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F250184BFDD8FD72FDE5" box="[572,663,585,608]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. storri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F25018B9FDD8FCF2FDE5" box="[718,791,583,608]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. alia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501969FDD6FC92FDE5" bold="true" box="[798,887,583,608]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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).
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501AE0F9CAFEF0F9F5" bold="true" box="[151,277,1627,1649]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Preserved holotypes of 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501864F9CDFD6FF9F4" box="[531,650,1627,1649]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">Lerista alia</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F25018E4F9CAFD03F9F5" bold="true" box="[659,742,1627,1648]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(A, QM 
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) and 
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F25019A5F9CDFB66F9F4" box="[978,1155,1628,1649]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475703F25019A5F9CDFBBFF9F4" authority="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer, 2019" authorityName="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer" authorityYear="2019" box="[978,1114,1628,1649]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="478" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" sensu="stricto" species="storri">Lerista storri</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A68F57AD5703F2501E14F9CDFB66F9F4" box="[1123,1155,1628,1649]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478" sensu="stricto">s.s.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(B, QM 
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), showing difference in degree of pattern; distinct dark flecks in 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F25018CBF9EAFD1BF915" box="[700,766,1658,1680]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">L. alia</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501972F9EBFCB0F90A" bold="true" box="[773,853,1658,1679]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F250192AF9EAFC9CF915" box="[861,889,1659,1680]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">vs.</emphasis>
absence of discrete patterning in 
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501EA7F9EAFAAFF915" box="[1232,1354,1659,1680]" italics="true" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475703F2501EA7F9EAFAC6F915" authority="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer, 2019" authorityName="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer" authorityYear="2019" box="[1232,1315,1659,1680]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="5" pageNumber="478" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" sensu="stricto" species="storri">L. storri</taxonomicName>
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</emphasis>
(Photo: P. Waddington).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65703F2501AB0F944FE06F96B" bold="true" box="[199,483,1749,1774]" pageId="5" pageNumber="478">
Description of 
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.
</emphasis>
Adult female; SVL = 
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; HL = 
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, 8.5% SVL; HW = 
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, 57% HL; SE = 
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, 20% HL; eyelid free (not fused into a spectacle); EE = 
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, 45% HL; RL = 
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, 17% HL; NL = 
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, 20% HL; IN = 
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, 22% HL; EN = 
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, 32% HL; 
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= 
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, 23% HL; E = 
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, 13% HL; ear minute, smaller than the surrounding scales; MW = 4.0 mm, 6.1% SVL; forelimb absent; L2 = 
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, 1.8% SVL; TL = 
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, 111% SVL (original, determined by X-ray). Hindlimb styliform, no evidence of a digit.
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65700F2531AB0FE26FEDAFE55" bold="true" box="[199,319,439,464]" pageId="6" pageNumber="479">Variation.</emphasis>
The two 
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referred to 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65700F25318E3FE28FCC3FE55" box="[660,806,439,464]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="479">L. parameles</emphasis>
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are excluded from this description. Sample size is therefore four unless otherwise noted: SVL = 
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(58 + 
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); HL = 7.8–8.9% SVL (8.5 + 0.3%); HW = 56–68% HL (63 + 4%); SE = 20–28% HL (24 + 3%); EE = 45–54% HL (49 + 2%); RL = 15–19 % HL (17 + 1%); NL = 19–23% HL (21 + 1%); IN = 19–24% HL (22 + 2%); EN = 31–34% HL (32 + 1%); 
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= 23–28 % 
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; E = 13–18% HL (15 + 1%); 
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= 5–7% SVL (6 + 1%); L2 = 1.7–2.5% SVL (2.1 + 0.4%); 
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= 96% SVL 
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(single original tail, 
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, determined by X-ray, all others regrown)
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.
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Midbody scale rows 20 (18, QM 
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only); NC = 40–55% (47 + 6%); NaL = 13–23% (18 + 4%); FN = 48– 110% (82 + 29%); FW = 87–106% (96 + 8%); IW = 81–114% (98 + 9%); PL = 50–66% (59 + 6%); MV = 49–79% (63 + 10%); four supraciliaries, first enlarged, first three in contact, fourth separate at posterior edge of eye below last supraocular; 3–5 palpebrals (mode = 4); temporal contacts fourth and fifth supralabials, postocular, pretemporal, second temporal and lower temporal (sometimes no contact with postocular, N = 2); 3–5 enlarged nuchal scales (mode = 4), 101–115 paravertebrals; L2B = 2–4 (mode = 4); hindlimb styliform, no evidence of a digit or claw; 104 subcaudals (N = 1).
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65700F2531AE0F83CFEF6F847" bold="true" box="[151,275,1965,1987]" pageId="6" pageNumber="479">FIGURE 4.</emphasis>
Preserved holotypes of 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65700F253187CF83FFD26F847" box="[523,707,1964,1987]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="479">Lerista parameles</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65700F25318BDF83CFCF9F847" bold="true" box="[714,796,1965,1986]" pageId="6" pageNumber="479">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(top, QM 
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), 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65700F253199FF83FFBBBF847" box="[1000,1118,1964,1987]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="479">Lerista alia</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65700F2531E12F83CFB52F847" bold="true" box="[1125,1207,1965,1986]" pageId="6" pageNumber="479">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(middle, QM 
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) and 
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</emphasis>
(bottom, QM 
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). Scale bar = 1 cm (photo: P. Waddington).
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521AB0FF06FD4AFF35" bold="true" box="[199,687,151,176]" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">
Colouration in preservative (
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&amp; 
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).
</emphasis>
The dorsal surfaces of the head, body and tail are pale silvery grey. The body (paravertebrals and adjacent scale rows) is largely without pattern but the flanks (rows three to six or four to seven) are marked with four diffuse longitudinal stripes. Ventral surface cream to straw coloured. The head shields are very weakly mottled and a dark zone is present from the secondary temporal, through the eye and extending forward to the ventral edge of the nasal. The tail is strongly marked with longitudinal rows of dark streaks and heavily flecked on the ventral surface.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521AB0FEFEFBD0FE0D" bold="true" box="[199,1077,367,392]" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">
Colouration in life (as different from colouration in preservative, 
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).
</emphasis>
As for spirit specimens but the ground colour is more lustrous.
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521AB0FE26FD40FE55" bold="true" box="[199,677,439,464]" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">
Distribution and habitat (
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and 
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).
</emphasis>
Known only from Springfield Station, N of Mount Surprise, NEQ. This falls within the Lynd River catchment of the Mitchell River drainage system in the Einasleigh Uplands Bioregion. The Extent of Occurrence (EOO, as defined by 
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) is less than 
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. The species was collected in the following Regional Ecosystems (
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Government 
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):
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9.5.8: Woodland to open woodland of 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521828FDF8FCD2FD07" box="[607,823,617,642]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Eucalyptus cullenii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and/or 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F25219F9FDFBFBD7FD07" box="[910,1074,617,642]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">E. leptophleba</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/- 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E14FDF8FA96FD07" box="[1123,1395,617,642]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Corymbia erythrophloia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/- 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521A8CFD1CFDA0FD23" box="[251,581,653,678]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Erythrophleum chlorostachys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521825FD1CFCB2FD23" box="[594,855,653,678]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Eucalyptus tardecidens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may also occur as a subdominant in northern extent of this regional ecosystem. A sparse shrub layer includes 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F25219EFFD20FBC9FD4F" box="[920,1068,689,714]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Petalostigma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp., 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E03FD20FB0FFD4F" box="[1140,1258,689,714]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Melaleuca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp., 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521F44FD20FA79FD4F" box="[1331,1436,689,714]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Grevillea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp., 
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and 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F25218C6FD44FC2BFD6B" box="[689,974,725,750]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Denhamia cunninghamii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The sparse to dense ground layer is dominated by 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521BD4FD6BFD4FFC94" box="[419,682,762,785]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Heteropogon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="contortus">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521BD4FD6BFD4FFC94" box="[419,682,762,785]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Heteropogon contortus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F252189FFD6BFC42FC97" box="[744,935,761,786]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Sarga" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="plumosum">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F252189FFD6BFC42FC97" box="[744,935,761,786]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Sarga plumosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Occurs on undulating plains in valleys in ranges on Tertiary/Quaternary soils overlying granite and metamorphic geologies.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8F7736C45701F2521AE0FCD3FA80FBD3" blockId="7.[151,1436,617,1110]" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">
9.12.3: Woodland to low woodland of 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521821FCD0FC86FCDF" box="[598,867,833,858]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="chartaboma">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521821FCD0FC86FCDF" box="[598,867,833,858]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Eucalyptus chartaboma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and/or 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F25219CCFCD3FBC3FCDF" box="[955,1062,833,858]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="crebra">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F25219CCFCD3FBC3FCDF" box="[955,1062,833,858]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">E. crebra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521E39FCD3FB26FCDF" box="[1102,1219,833,858]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cullenii">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E39FCD3FB26FCDF" box="[1102,1219,833,858]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">E. cullenii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521E9CFCD3FA96FCDC" box="[1259,1395,834,857]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="granitica">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E9CFCD3FA96FCDC" box="[1259,1395,834,857]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">E. granitica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/- 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521A8CFCF4FDEAFCFB" box="[251,527,869,894]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Corymbia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="erythrophloia">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521A8CFCF4FDEAFCFB" box="[251,527,869,894]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Corymbia erythrophloia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/- 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F252183FFCF7FD05FCFB" box="[584,736,869,894]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="tetrodonta">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F252183FFCF7FD05FCFB" box="[584,736,869,894]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">E. tetrodonta</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/- 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F252196FFCF4FB82FCFB" box="[792,1127,869,894]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Erythrophleum" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="chlorostachys">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F252196FFCF4FB82FCFB" box="[792,1127,869,894]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Erythrophleum chlorostachys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/- 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521EE8FCF7FAAFFCFB" box="[1183,1354,869,894]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Corymbia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="dallachiana">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521EE8FCF7FAAFFCFB" box="[1183,1354,869,894]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">C. dallachiana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/- 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521FF5FCF7FE68FC27" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Corymbia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="clarksoniana">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521FF5FCF7FE68FC27" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">C. clarksoniana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. There can be sub-canopy including canopy species, 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521E7FFC18FB2DFC27" box="[1032,1224,905,930]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Grevillea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="glauca">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E7FFC18FB2DFC27" box="[1032,1224,905,930]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Grevillea glauca</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521F7FFC18FE8BFC43" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Picrodendraceae" genus="Petalostigma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pubescens">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521F7FFC18FE8BFC43" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Petalostigma pubescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The shrub layer is sparse to open and includes juveniles of canopy species, 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521E83FC3CFAB8FC43" box="[1268,1373,941,966]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Grevillea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E83FC3CFAB8FC43" box="[1268,1373,941,966]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Grevillea</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp., 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521A8CFC40FE6AFC6F" box="[251,399,977,1002]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Picrodendraceae" genus="Petalostigma" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Malpighiales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521A8CFC40FE6AFC6F" box="[251,399,977,1002]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Petalostigma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp., 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521BA0FC40FCB4FC6F" authority=", Alphitonia" authorityName="Alphitonia" box="[471,849,977,1002]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Melaleuca" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="viridiflora">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521BA0FC40FD2FFC6F" box="[471,714,977,1002]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Melaleuca viridiflora</emphasis>
, 
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F25218ACFC40FCB4FC6F" box="[731,849,977,1002]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Alphitonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F252192CFC40FBE6FC6F" box="[859,1027,977,1002]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">pomaderroides</emphasis>
and 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521E37FC40FAF3FC6C" box="[1088,1302,977,1002]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Lecythidaceae" genus="Planchonia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Ericales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="careya">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E37FC40FAF3FC6C" box="[1088,1302,977,1002]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Planchonia careya</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The dense ground layer is dominated by 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521817FC67FD16FB88" box="[608,755,1014,1037]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Heteropogon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521817FC67FD16FB88" box="[608,755,1014,1037]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Heteropogon</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp., 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521949FC64FBE8FB8B" box="[830,1037,1013,1038]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Themeda" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="triandra">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521949FC64FBE8FB8B" box="[830,1037,1013,1038]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Themeda triandra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521E57FC64FAFEFB8B" box="[1056,1307,1013,1038]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Schizachyrium" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="fragile">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E57FC64FAFEFB8B" box="[1056,1307,1013,1038]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Schizachyrium fragile</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521F2DFC67FE8BFBB7" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Sarga" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="plumosum">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521F2DFC67FE8BFBB7" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Sarga plumosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. In the north of the bioregion the 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F252189EFB88FC52FBB7" box="[745,951,1049,1074]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="crebra">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F252189EFB88FC52FBB7" box="[745,951,1049,1074]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">Eucalyptus crebra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is replaced by 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521E17FB8BFB36FBB7" box="[1120,1235,1049,1074]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cullenii">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521E17FB8BFB36FBB7" box="[1120,1235,1049,1074]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">E. cullenii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Small areas with 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521A8CFBAFFE4EFBD3" box="[251,427,1085,1110]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Corymbia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="trachyphloia">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521A8CFBAFFE4EFBD3" box="[251,427,1085,1110]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">C. trachyphloia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
or 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521BA7FBAFFDDDFBD3" box="[464,568,1085,1110]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Eucalyptus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="similis">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521BA7FBAFFDDDFBD3" box="[464,568,1085,1110]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">E. similis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
may occur. Occurs in patches on footslopes, low hills, crests and ridges.
</paragraph>
<caption id="DBB7664C5701F2521AE0F84AFC63F874" box="[151,902,2011,2033]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2632309/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" startId="7.[151,250,2011,2033]" targetBox="[165,1427,1155,1997]" targetPageId="7">
<paragraph id="8F7736C45701F2521AE0F84AFC63F874" blockId="7.[151,902,2011,2033]" box="[151,902,2011,2033]" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521AE0F84AFEF7F874" bold="true" box="[151,274,2011,2033]" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65701F2521B6EF84DFE23F874" box="[281,454,2012,2033]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="480">
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475701F2521B6EF84DFE7AF874" authority="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer, 2019" authorityName="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer" authorityYear="2019" box="[281,415,2012,2033]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" sensu="stricto" species="storri">Lerista storri</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A68F57AD5701F2521BD2F84DFE23F874" box="[421,454,2012,2033]" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" sensu="stricto">s.s.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
in life (QM 
<accessionNumber id="909BAB275701F2521831F84AFD77F874" box="[582,658,2011,2033]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/J94333" pageId="7" pageNumber="480" type="EnaNcbi">J94333</accessionNumber>
, photo: P. Waddington).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DBB7664C570EF25D1AE0FB60FC52FA8D" box="[151,951,1265,1288]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/2632311/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" startId="8.[151,250,1265,1287]" targetBox="[151,1436,243,1207]" targetPageId="8">
<paragraph id="8F7736C4570EF25D1AE0FB60FC52FA8D" blockId="8.[151,951,1265,1288]" box="[151,951,1265,1288]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1AE0FB60FEF7FA83" bold="true" box="[151,274,1265,1287]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">FIGURE 6.</emphasis>
Collection locality of 
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1B81FB63FD95FA82" box="[502,624,1266,1287]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570EF25D1B81FB63FDACFA82" authority="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer, 2019" authorityName="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer" authorityYear="2019" box="[502,585,1266,1287]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" sensu="stricto" species="storri">L. storri</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A68F57AD570EF25D1827FB63FD95FA82" box="[592,624,1266,1287]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" sensu="stricto">s.s.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(QM 
<accessionNumber id="909BAB27570EF25D18D9FB60FD1FFA82" box="[686,762,1265,1287]" httpUri="https://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/browser/api/embl/J94325" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" type="EnaNcbi">J94325</accessionNumber>
, photo: A. Amey).
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8F7736C4570EF25D1AB0FAA5FE98FAF4" blockId="8.[151,1437,1332,2007]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1AB0FAA5FE68FAC8" bold="true" box="[199,397,1332,1357]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">General ecology.</emphasis>
Specimens were found in loose soil under logs and other debris. As far as is known, it feeds on small arthropods.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C7D2654F570EF25D1AB0FAEDFED1F852" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8F7736C4570EF25D1AB0FAEDFE3FF985" blockId="8.[151,1437,1332,2007]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1AB0FAEDFEAAFA10" bold="true" box="[199,335,1404,1429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">Comments.</emphasis>
The original diagnosis given in 
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570EF25D18CCFAEDFC69FA11" author="Greer, A. E. &amp; McDonald, K. R. &amp; Lawrie, B. C." box="[699,908,1404,1429]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" pagination="247 - 255" refId="ref11444" refString="Greer, A. E., McDonald, K. R. &amp; Lawrie, B. C. (1983) Three new species of Lerista (Scincidae) from northern Queensland with a diagnosis of the wilkinsi species group. Journal of Herpetology, 17, 247 - 255. https: // doi. org / 10.2307 / 1563827" type="journal article" year="1983">
Greer 
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1975FAECFCDEFA10" box="[770,827,1404,1429]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">et al.</emphasis>
(1983)
</bibRefCitation>
is similar to that given in the same publication for 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1AB7FA30FE85FA3D" box="[192,352,1441,1464]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">Lerista vittata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and does not distinguish the two taxa. 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570EF25D1956FA30FC52FA3D" authorityName="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer" authorityYear="2019" box="[801,951,1441,1464]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="storri">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1956FA30FC52FA3D" box="[801,951,1441,1464]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">Lerista storri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is properly diagnosed from 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570EF25D1E8BFA30FA86FA3D" authorityName="Greer, McDonald &amp; Lawrie" authorityYear="1983" box="[1276,1379,1441,1464]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="vittata">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1E8BFA30FA86FA3D" box="[1276,1379,1441,1464]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">L. vittata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by a shorter hindlimb (&lt;3% SVL 
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1B96FA54FE1AFA59" box="[481,511,1477,1500]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">vs.</emphasis>
&gt;4%SVL) lacking a distinct, clawed digit and a single infralabial contacting the postmental (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1B55FA78FEA5F985" box="[290,320,1513,1536]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">vs.</emphasis>
usually two).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8F7736C4570EF25D1AB0F99DFE2AF915" blockId="8.[151,1437,1332,2007]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">
The major field guides 
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570EF25D1BB9F99DFD90F9A1" author="Cogger, H. G." box="[462,629,1548,1572]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" refId="ref11015" refString="Cogger, H. G. (2014) Reptiles &amp; Amphibians of Australia. 7 th Edition. CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, 1033 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.1071 / 9780643109773" type="book" year="2014">Cogger (2014)</bibRefCitation>
, 
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570EF25D18F6F99DFCC6F9A0" author="Wilson, S. K." box="[641,803,1548,1573]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" refId="ref12528" refString="Wilson, S. K. (2015) A Field Guide to Reptiles of Queensland. 2 nd Edition. Reed New Holland Publishers, London, 304 pp." type="book" year="2015">Wilson (2015)</bibRefCitation>
and 
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570EF25D192CF99DFB96F9A1" author="Wilson, S. &amp; Swan, G." box="[859,1139,1548,1573]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" refId="ref12494" refString="Wilson, S. &amp; Swan, G. (2017) A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia. 5 th Edition. Reed New Holland Publishers, London, 647 pp." type="book" year="2017">Wilson and Swan (2017)</bibRefCitation>
all refer to 
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570EF25D1E80F99CFAB6F9A1" authorityName="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer" authorityYear="2019" box="[1271,1363,1549,1572]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="481" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="storri">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1E80F99CFAB6F9A1" box="[1271,1363,1549,1572]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">L. storri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as the Chillagoe Fine-lined Slider. However, we have found the Chillagoe population is referrable to 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1EB8F9A0FA79F9CC" box="[1231,1436,1584,1609]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">Lerista parameles</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1AE0F9C5FF17F9E8" bold="true" box="[151,242,1620,1645]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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and we therefore believe the name is more suited to this taxon. Accordingly, we prefer the name Mount Surprise Slider for 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1B1BF9E8FE2DF915" box="[364,456,1657,1680]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">L. storri</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1AB0F90DFE2DF930" bold="true" box="[199,456,1692,1717]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">Conservation Status.</emphasis>
This species is listed as Vulnerable by Queensland’s Nature Conservation Act (
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Government 1992
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) and Near Threatened by the IUCN (
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Vanderduys 
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1E38F950FB69F95C" box="[1103,1164,1728,1753]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">et al.</emphasis>
2018
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). However, these assessments were based on the broader concept of 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D18A5F974FCCBF979" box="[722,814,1765,1788]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">L. storri</emphasis>
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which included the populations split off here as 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1F25F974FA79F978" box="[1362,1436,1764,1789]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">L. alia</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1AE0F899FF15F8A4" bold="true" box="[151,240,1800,1825]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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and 
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1B51F898FE5DF8A4" box="[294,440,1800,1825]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">L. parameles</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570EF25D1BC9F899FDF2F8A4" bold="true" box="[446,535,1800,1825]" pageId="8" pageNumber="481">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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With our revised narrower concept of the species, it is known from only a single locality less than 
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extent, which is not in a protected reserve. Here it is threatened by compaction of sandy soil through intensification of cattle grazing, and by multiple invasive plant species (including Buffel Grass, Grader Grass, Indian Couch, and Rubber Vine) potentially altering soil structure. Population trends are unknown but inferred to be downwards. Therefore, we believe it qualifies as Critically Endangered under IUCN guidelines (
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).
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