Lerista jacksoni


Lerista jacksoni, also known commonly as Jackson's lerista, Jackson's slider, and Jackson's three-toed slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, jacksoni, is in honor of Gregory Jackson who is a layout artist for the Western Australian Museum.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. jacksoni is rocky areas.

Description

L. jacksoni has three digits on each of its four feet. It has four supraciliaries, paired frontoparietals, and a fused lower eyelid. It may attain a snout-to-vent length of.

Behavior

L. jacksoni is terrestrial and saxicolous.

Reproduction

L. jacksoni is oviparous.