Lerista ingrami


Lerista ingrami, also known commonly as the McIvor River slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, ingrami, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Glen Joseph Ingram.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. ingrami is coastal sand dunes.

Description

For its genus, L. ingrami is slender, very pale, and very small. Its average snout-to-vent length is. It has four digits on each of its four feet. The eyelid is immovable, with a transparent "spectacle".

Behavior

L. ingrami is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

L. ingrami is oviparous.