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2017;
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,
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, NEQ (
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),
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, 2017
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.
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<subSubSection id="C7D2654F570BF25B1AB0F994FC1EFF50" lastPageId="14" lastPageNumber="487" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8F7736C4570BF2581AB0F994FDD8F9E0" blockId="13.[151,1437,1289,2034]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581AB0F994FEA4F99B" bold="true" box="[199,321,1541,1566]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
Distinguished from all other
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF25818FAF997FD39F998" box="[653,732,1542,1565]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">Lerista</emphasis>
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by the complete absence of a forelimb, hindlimb with a single clawed digit, interparietal distinct from the frontoparietals, prefrontals absent, usually only 2 supraciliaries and anterior chin shields in broad contact.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581AB0F9E0FE88F90F" bold="true" box="[199,365,1649,1674]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">Comparisons.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570BF2581B04F9E3FDDBF90F" authority="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer, 2019" authorityName="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer" authorityYear="2019" box="[371,574,1649,1674]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parameles" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581B04F9E3FDDBF90F" box="[371,574,1649,1674]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">Lerista parameles</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581833F9E0FD78F90F" bold="true" box="[580,669,1649,1674]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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is most closely related to
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF25819CAF9E3FBCDF90F" box="[957,1064,1649,1674]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">L. ameles</emphasis>
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. It can be distinguished from this species by a hindlimb with a single, clawed digit (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581887F907FCEAF928" box="[752,783,1686,1709]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
limbs entirely absent) and the number of supraciliaries (usually two
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581B5FF92BFEA3F954" box="[296,326,1722,1745]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
four). The species would key to
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF25818C3F92BFCEAF954" box="[692,783,1722,1745]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">L. storri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
following
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570BF25819FEF92BFBD5F957" author="Cogger, H. G." box="[905,1072,1722,1746]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" 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>
; however it can be distinguished from this species by the longer hindlimbs (&gt;3.4% SVL
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581934F94FFC84F970" box="[835,865,1758,1781]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
&lt;3.2% SVL) with a distinct, clawed digit (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581F0AF94FFA79F970" box="[1405,1436,1758,1781]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
monostylar, claw absent), usually only two supraciliaries (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581952F893FCA1F89C" box="[805,836,1794,1817]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
three or four), usually two infralabials contacting the postmental (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581B53F8B6FEA7F8BB" box="[292,322,1831,1854]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
always only one) and anterior chin shields in broad contact (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581989F8B6FBF9F8BB" box="[1022,1052,1831,1854]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
at most point contact). Only four other species of
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581B11F8DBFE50F8E4" box="[358,437,1866,1889]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">Lerista</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have two supraciliaries (
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570BF2581898F8DBFBCDF8E7" authority="Storr, 1982" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1982" box="[751,1064,1866,1890]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="greeri">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581898F8DBFC77F8E4" box="[751,914,1866,1889]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">Lerista greeri</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570BF25819D7F8DBFBCDF8E7" author="Storr, G. M." box="[928,1064,1866,1890]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" pagination="1 - 9" refId="ref12268" refString="Storr, G. M. (1982) Four new Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Western and South Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 10, 1 - 9." type="journal article" year="1982">Storr, 1982</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570BF2581E4CF8DBFA97F8E7" authority="Storr, 1984" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1984" box="[1083,1394,1865,1890]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="onsloviana">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581E4CF8DBFB39F8E7" box="[1083,1244,1865,1890]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">L. onsloviana</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570BF2581E9CF8DBFA97F8E7" author="Storr, G. M." box="[1259,1394,1866,1890]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" pagination="109 - 118" refId="ref12304" refString="Storr, G. M. (1984) Revision of the Lerista nichollsi complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum, 11, 109 - 118." type="journal article" year="1984">Storr, 1984</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570BF2581FF2F8DBFE56F803" authority="Greer, 1986" authorityName="Greer" authorityYear="1986" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="praefrontalis">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581FF2F8DBFECDF803" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">L. praefrontalis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570BF2581B59F8FFFE56F803" author="Greer, A. E." box="[302,435,1901,1926]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" pagination="121 - 127" refId="ref11395" refString="Greer, A. E. (1986) Diagnosis of the Lerista bipes species-group (Lacertilia: Scincidae), with a description of a new species and an updated diagnosis of the genus. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 13, 121 - 127." type="journal article" year="1986">Greer, 1986</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570BF2581B9FF8FEFCE0F803" authority="(Mitchell, 1955))" authorityName="" authorityYear="1955" baseAuthorityName="Mitchell" baseAuthorityYear="1955" box="[488,773,1901,1926]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="stylis">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581B9FF8FEFDDAF803" box="[488,575,1901,1926]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">L. stylis</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570BF2581832F8FCFCE0F803" author="Mitchell, F. J." box="[581,773,1901,1926]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" pagination="373 - 408" refId="ref11623" refString="Mitchell, F. J. (1955) Preliminary account of the Reptilia and Amphibia collected by the National Geographic Society- Commonwealth Government-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to Arnhem Land (April to November, 1948). Records of the South Australian Museum, 11, 373 - 408." type="journal article" year="1955">(Mitchell, 1955))</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and these species also have no forelimb. However, all have three supraoculars (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581B0EF803FE72F82C" box="[377,407,1938,1961]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
two), the supraciliaries in contact with each other (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581985F803FBF5F82C" box="[1010,1040,1938,1961]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">vs.</emphasis>
separated) and are geographically distant, occuring in WA or the
<collectingRegion id="4D0CF826570BF2581862F824FD0FF84B" box="[533,746,1973,1998]" country="Australia" name="Northern Territory" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">Northern Territory</collectingRegion>
(NT). One specimen of
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570BF2581E6BF826FB51F84B" authority="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer, 2019" authorityName="Amey &amp; Couper &amp; Wilmer" authorityYear="2019" box="[1052,1204,1973,1998]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="parameles" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581E6BF826FB51F84B" box="[1052,1204,1973,1998]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">L. parameles</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581EB6F824FAC4F84B" bold="true" box="[1217,1313,1973,1998]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">sp. nov.</emphasis>
</taxonomicNameLabel>
had three supraciliaries, a condition shared with five other species (
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570BF258196EF84BFB52F877" authority="(Sternfeld, 1919)" authorityName="Sternfeld" authorityYear="1919" baseAuthorityName="Sternfeld" baseAuthorityYear="1919" box="[793,1207,2009,2034]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="desertorum">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF258196EF84BFC0BF877" box="[793,1006,2009,2034]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">Lerista desertorum</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570BF258198AF848FB4AF877" author="Sternfeld, R." box="[1021,1199,2009,2034]" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" pagination="76 - 83" refId="ref12246" refString="Sternfeld, R. (1919) Neue Schlangen und Echsen aus Zentralaustralien. Senckenbergiana, 1, 76 - 83." type="journal article" year="1919">Sternfeld, 1919</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="48C84D47570BF25B1EB5F84BFF37FF35" authority="Storr, 1982" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1982" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" lastPageId="14" lastPageNumber="487" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="edwardsae">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD6570BF2581EB5F84BFAB2F877" box="[1218,1367,2009,2034]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="486">L. edwardsae</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B35570BF25B1F29F84BFF37FF35" author="Storr, G. M." lastPageId="14" lastPageNumber="487" pageId="13" pageNumber="486" pagination="1 - 9" refId="ref12268" refString="Storr, G. M. (1982) Four new Lerista (Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Western and South Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, 10, 1 - 9." type="journal article" year="1982">Storr, 1982</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475708F25B1AA8FF08FE0AFF35" authority="(Gray, 1845)" authorityName="Gray" authorityYear="1845" baseAuthorityName="Gray" baseAuthorityYear="1845" box="[223,495,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="elegans">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1AA8FF08FEB6FF35" box="[223,339,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">L. elegans</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B355708F25B1B13FF09FE02FF35" author="Gray, J. E." box="[356,487,151,176]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" refId="ref11288" refString="Gray, J. E. (1845) Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. Fol. 28. British Museum, London, 289 pp. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 5499" type="book" year="1845">Gray, 1845</bibRefCitation>
)
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475708F25B1B8AFF08FD0FFF35" authority="Bell, 1833" authorityName="Bell" authorityYear="1833" box="[509,746,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lineata">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1B8AFF08FD8FFF35" box="[509,618,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">L. lineata</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B355708F25B1804FF06FD0FFF35" author="Bell, T." box="[627,746,151,176]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" pagination="98 - 99" refId="ref10967" refString="Bell, T. (1833) Characters of two new genera of reptiles. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 1, 98 - 99. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1833. tb 06430. x" type="journal article" year="1833">Bell, 1833</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475708F25B1953FF08FBBCFF35" authority="Storr, 1991" authorityName="Storr" authorityYear="1991" box="[804,1113,151,176]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Lerista" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="puncticauda">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1953FF08FC2AFF35" box="[804,975,151,176]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">L. puncticauda</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EB594B355708F25B19A0FF09FBBCFF35" author="Storr, G. M." box="[983,1113,152,176]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" pagination="149 - 161" refId="ref12338" refString="Storr, G. M. (1991) Partial revision of the Lerista macropisthopus group (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum, 15, 149 - 161." type="journal article" year="1991">Storr, 1991</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
). However, these species all have a forelimb with one or more clawed digits (
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B18CEFF2CFD35FF51" box="[697,720,189,212]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">vs</emphasis>
. forelimb entirely absent).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C7D2654F5708F25B1AB0FF4EFE13F91E" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" type="description">
<paragraph id="8F7736C45708F25B1AB0FF4EFCD1FE0D" blockId="14.[151,1437,151,2018]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1AB0FF4EFE02FF7D" bold="true" box="[199,487,223,248]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">
Description of
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.
</emphasis>
SVL =
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; HL =
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, 7.3% SVL; HW =
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, 65% HL; SE =
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, 26% HL; eyelid free (not fused into a spectacle); EE =
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, 49% HL; RL =
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, 16% HL; NL = 1.0 mm, 19% HL; IN =
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, 21% HL; EN =
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, 34% HL;
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=
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, 27% HL; E =
<quantity id="48309B215708F25B1EE5FEB9FB1FFEBA" box="[1170,1274,296,320]" metricMagnitude="-4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.0" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" unit="mm" value="0.7">0.70 mm</quantity>
, 13% HL; ear minute, smaller than the surrounding scales; MW = 4.0 mm, 5.6% SVL; forelimb absent; L2 =
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, 4.0% SVL; TL =
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(broken). Hindlimb with a single clawed digit.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1AB0FCB3FEDAFCBE" bold="true" box="[199,319,802,827]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">Variation.</emphasis>
Sample size is seven unless otherwise noted: SVL =
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(63 +
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); HL = 7.29.4% SVL (8.0 + 0.7%); HW = 2272% HL (56 + 6%); SE = 2334% HL (26 + 4%); EE = 4359% HL (52 + 5%); RL = 14 19 % HL (17 + 1%); NL = 1923% HL (20 + 2%); IN = 1925% HL (21 + 2%); EN = 2838% HL (32 + 3%);
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= 2530 % HL (28 + 2%); E = 1217% HL (14 + 1%); MW = 57% SVL (6 + 1%); L2 = 3.44.7% SVL (3.9 + 0.5%); TL = 103% SVL (single original tail, QM
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, all others regrown).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8F7736C45708F25B1AB0FC47FBD4FA8A" blockId="14.[151,1437,151,2018]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">Midbody scale rows 1820 (mode = 18); NC = 3652% (42 + 5%); NaL = 1629% (20 + 5%); FN = 4167% (54 + 8%); FW = 104116% (109 + 5%); IW = 80111% (90 + 10%); PL = 5268% (59 + 5%); MV = 5686% (74 + 12%); usually two supraciliaries, first enlarged and second at posterior edge of eye below last supraocular, sometimes a third supraciliary present between the first and second supraoculars not in contact with the other supraciliaries (N = 2, one side only); 36 palpebrals (mode = 4); usually first two infralabials contacting postmental (N = 6), sometimes one (N = 1); 45 scales between last infralabial and ear (mode = 5); temporal contacts fourth and fifth supralabials, postocular, pretemporal, second temporal and lower temporal (sometimes point contact with parietal, N = 3); 37 enlarged nuchal scales (mode = 4), 92107 paravertebrals (mode = 105); L2B = 57 (mode = 6); 4 subdigital lamellae under single digit; 3 supradigitals; 94 subcaudals (N = 1).</paragraph>
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Colouration in preservative (
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).
</emphasis>
The dorsal surfaces of the head, body and tail are pale beige to silvery grey. Body with a series of chocolate brown streaks that form broken to near continuous, longitudinal lines on back and flanks (scale rows one to six or seven), these extend along the length of the body and are continuous with those on the tail. The lateral stripes on the mid to lower flanks are usually broader than those on the dorsum. The lower flanks and ventral surface of the body are usually pale but may have a diffuse brown wash. The head shields bear obscure brown mottling. A dark zone is present from the secondary temporal, through the eye and extending forward to the ventral edge of the nasal. In AMS R44772 and AMS R44773, this extends as a dark wash encompassing the side of the face. The tail is strongly marked with longitudinal rows of dark streaks and heavily flecked on the ventral surface.
</paragraph>
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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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C7D2654F5708F25B1AB0F937FADBF967" pageId="14" pageNumber="487" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8F7736C45708F25B1AB0F937FADBF967" blockId="14.[151,1437,151,2018]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1AB0F937FEABF93A" bold="true" box="[199,334,1702,1727]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">Etymology.</emphasis>
The species epithet is formed from a combination of the Greek word
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1EF4F939FB5DF93A" box="[1155,1208,1704,1727]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">para</emphasis>
, meaning beside or near, and the species
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1BF3F95DFE15F966" box="[388,496,1738,1763]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">L. ameles</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, referring to the close relationship between this species and
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1EE4F95DFADDF966" box="[1171,1336,1738,1763]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">Lerista ameles</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="8F7736C45708F25B1AB0F97FFEDBF867" blockId="14.[151,1437,151,2018]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65708F25B1AB0F97FFD54F882" bold="true" box="[199,689,1774,1799]" pageId="14" pageNumber="487">
Distribution and habitat (
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and
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).
</emphasis>
Known only from the area surrounding Chillagoe in north-eastern
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with an EOO of approximately
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. AOO will be considerably less than this as areas of suitable habitat are small and patchily distributed within the EOO. This area is within the Lynd River catchment of the Mitchell River drainage system, in the Einasleigh Uplands bioregion of
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. Broadly speaking, the species inhabits loose, friable soil in open woodland.
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Regional Ecosystems in which this species was encountered are 912.7a and
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. These are defined as follows (
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Government
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):
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65709F25A1AE0F820FEC4F843" bold="true" box="[151,289,1969,1991]" pageId="15" pageNumber="488">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
Scale diagram of
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65709F25A1B96F823FD82F842" box="[481,615,1969,1991]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="488">L. parameles</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65709F25A1807F820FD27F843" bold="true" box="[624,706,1969,1990]" pageId="15" pageNumber="488">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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(QM
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, holotype), (A) lateral view, (B) dorsal view, (C) ventral view.
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451AE0FBDCFEFBFBE7" bold="true" box="[151,286,1101,1123]" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451B53FBDFFE39FBE7" box="[292,476,1100,1123]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Lerista parameles</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451B95FBDCFDD7FBE7" bold="true" box="[482,562,1101,1122]" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">sp. nov.</emphasis>
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in life (QM
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, paratype, photo: S. Wilson).
</paragraph>
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9.12.7a: Woodland to open woodland of
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F24518F9FB1EFC8EFB2D" box="[654,875,1167,1192]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Eucalyptus cullenii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/-
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F24519D2FB1EFB5FFB2D" box="[933,1210,1167,1192]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Corymbia erythrophloia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/-
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451E84FB1EFE49FB49" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Erythrophleum chlorostachys</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
+/-
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451BADFB25FD64FB49" box="[474,641,1203,1228]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">C. dallachiana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. An open to mid-dense sub-canopy can occur and includes a variety of species. The shrub layer is absent to open and dominated by
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475716F2451980FB46FA7EFB75" authority=", Alphitonia" authorityName="Alphitonia" box="[1015,1435,1239,1264]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Araceae" genus="Denhamia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Alismatales" pageId="16" pageNumber="489" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="cunninghamii">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451980FB46FAF7FB75" box="[1015,1298,1239,1264]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Denhamia cunninghamii</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451F52FB46FA7EFB75" box="[1317,1435,1239,1264]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Alphitonia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451B66FB6AFE5FFA91" box="[273,442,1275,1300]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">pomaderroides</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451BBFFB6AFDB9FA91" box="[456,604,1275,1300]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Petalostigma</emphasis>
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spp., and
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F24518A6FB6DFCFAFA96" box="[721,799,1276,1299]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Acacia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp. The ground layer is sparse to dense and dominated by
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451B41FAB1FDD9FAB2" box="[310,572,1312,1335]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Heteropogon contortus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475716F245183BFAB1FD28FAB2" box="[588,717,1312,1335]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Heteropogon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="16" pageNumber="489" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="triticeus">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F245183BFAB1FD28FAB2" box="[588,717,1312,1335]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">H. triticeus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F24518AAFA8EFC4EFABD" box="[733,939,1311,1336]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Themeda triandra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451991FAB1FB40FABD" box="[998,1189,1311,1336]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Sarga plumosum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with a
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451E88FA8EFA79FABD" box="[1279,1436,1311,1336]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Xanthorrhoea</emphasis>
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sp. occurring in some areas. Occurs on rhyolite hills.
</paragraph>
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: Low open woodland to woodland of
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F24518DEFAF6FC23FA05" box="[681,966,1383,1408]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Eucalyptus melanophloia</emphasis>
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or
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F245199CFAF9FBBBFA05" box="[1003,1118,1383,1408]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">E. shirleyi</emphasis>
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+/-
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475716F2451EFBFAF6FA79FA05" box="[1164,1436,1383,1408]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Myrtaceae" genus="Corymbia" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="16" pageNumber="489" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="erythrophloia">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451EFBFAF6FA79FA05" box="[1164,1436,1383,1408]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Corymbia erythrophloia</emphasis>
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+/-
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451B4AFA1DFE6EFA26" box="[317,395,1420,1443]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Acacia</emphasis>
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spp. A sub-canopy of taller shrub-layer species may be present. The shrub layer can be absent to scattered individuals of a wide mixture of species including
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451E55FA3EFAF1FA4D" box="[1058,1300,1455,1480]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Petalostigma banksia</emphasis>
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,
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475716F2451F55FA3EFA79FA4D" box="[1314,1436,1455,1480]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Combretaceae" genus="Terminalia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Myrtales" pageId="16" pageNumber="489" phylum="Magnoliopsida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451F55FA3EFA79FA4D" box="[1314,1436,1455,1480]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Terminalia</emphasis>
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spp.,
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451B38FA42FD92FA69" box="[335,631,1491,1516]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Alphitonia pomaderroides</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F24518F1FA42FCB9FA69" box="[646,860,1491,1516]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Gardenia vilhelmii</emphasis>
,
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F245191BFA42FB66FA69" box="[876,1155,1491,1516]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Denhamia cunninghamii</emphasis>
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and
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475716F2451ECAFA42FA9EFA69" box="[1213,1403,1491,1516]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Proteaceae" genus="Grevillea" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Proteales" pageId="16" pageNumber="489" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="glauca">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451ECAFA42FA9EFA69" box="[1213,1403,1491,1516]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Grevillea glauca</emphasis>
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as well as canopy species. The ground layer is dense grassy and dominated by
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451EF1FA66FACEF995" box="[1158,1323,1527,1552]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Schizachyrium</emphasis>
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spp., and
<taxonomicName id="48C84D475716F2451B66F98CFDF3F9B1" box="[273,534,1565,1588]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Poaceae" genus="Heteropogon" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Poales" pageId="16" pageNumber="489" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="contortus">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451B66F98CFDF3F9B1" box="[273,534,1565,1588]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Heteropogon contortus</emphasis>
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. Occurs on rolling hills and slopes with shallow soils on acid igneous geology, often with boulders to the surface.
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<paragraph id="8F7736C45716F2451AB0F916FE98F941" blockId="16.[151,1437,1671,2023]" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">
<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451AB0F916FE68F925" bold="true" box="[199,397,1671,1696]" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">General ecology.</emphasis>
Specimens were found in loose soil under logs and other debris. As far as is known, it feeds on small arthropods.
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<emphasis id="BDBCEAD65716F2451AB0F95EFE5EF96D" bold="true" box="[199,443,1743,1768]" pageId="16" pageNumber="489">Conservation status.</emphasis>
Only three populations are known but more survey work may uncover new populations. It seems likely populations are naturally fragmented as the species is restricted to areas of suitable (sandy) soils and is probably unable to cross areas of unsuitable habitat. No known populations are in protected areas. They are subject to cattle grazing with its attendant soil impaction and ecological degradation, and invasive plant species altering soil structure. As the species has a known extent of occurrence well below
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consisting of only three small populations, and is subjected to the direct threats of cattle grazing and weeds from which declines in the area of occupancy, habitat quality and number of individuals can be inferred, we suggest it qualifies as Endangered under the IUCN guidelines B1a, b (ii, iii, v) (
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).
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