Lerista emmotti


Lerista emmotti, also known commonly as the Noonbah robust slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, emmotti, is in honor of Angus Emmott, who is an Australian sheep farmer and naturalist.

Geographic range

Native to central Queensland, the type locality of L. emmotti is Noonbah Station, 140 km south of Longreach.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. emmotti are savanna and shrubland.

Description

L. emmotti has two digits on each of its four feet.

Behavior

L. emmotti is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

L. emmotti is oviparous.