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About: Lerista

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Lerista is a diverse (~ 90 species) genus of skinks endemic to Australia, commonly known as sliders. The genus is especially notable for the variation in the amount of limb reduction. The variation ranges from short-bodied forms with large legs bearing five toes, to elongate forms completely lacking legs. The body length of the lizards is 33–103 millimetres (1.3–4.1 in). Their locomotion is linked to their body shape. The shorter skinks with prominent limbs travel on the surface; the longer skinks with reduced legs tend to burrow more. A phylogenetic tree of Lerista, derived from DNA analysis, reveals that limb loss has happened multiple times within this group. Limb loss has occurred relatively recently, in the past 3.6 million years or so.

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  • Lerista es un género de lagartos perteneciente a la familia Scincidae. Se distribuyen por Australia y Nueva Guinea. (es)
  • Lerista Scincidae familiako narrasti genero bat da. Ginea Berrian eta Australian bizi dira. (eu)
  • Lerista est un genre de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae. (fr)
  • Lerista is a diverse (~ 90 species) genus of skinks endemic to Australia, commonly known as sliders. The genus is especially notable for the variation in the amount of limb reduction. The variation ranges from short-bodied forms with large legs bearing five toes, to elongate forms completely lacking legs. The body length of the lizards is 33–103 millimetres (1.3–4.1 in). Their locomotion is linked to their body shape. The shorter skinks with prominent limbs travel on the surface; the longer skinks with reduced legs tend to burrow more. A phylogenetic tree of Lerista, derived from DNA analysis, reveals that limb loss has happened multiple times within this group. Limb loss has occurred relatively recently, in the past 3.6 million years or so. (en)
  • Lerista is een geslacht van hagedissen uit de familie skinken (Scincidae). (nl)
  • Lerista – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Sphenomorphinae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae). (pl)
  • Lerista är ett släkte av ödlor. Lerista ingår i familjen skinkar. (sv)
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  • Bell, 1833 (en)
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  • Lerista es un género de lagartos perteneciente a la familia Scincidae. Se distribuyen por Australia y Nueva Guinea. (es)
  • Lerista Scincidae familiako narrasti genero bat da. Ginea Berrian eta Australian bizi dira. (eu)
  • Lerista est un genre de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae. (fr)
  • Lerista is a diverse (~ 90 species) genus of skinks endemic to Australia, commonly known as sliders. The genus is especially notable for the variation in the amount of limb reduction. The variation ranges from short-bodied forms with large legs bearing five toes, to elongate forms completely lacking legs. The body length of the lizards is 33–103 millimetres (1.3–4.1 in). Their locomotion is linked to their body shape. The shorter skinks with prominent limbs travel on the surface; the longer skinks with reduced legs tend to burrow more. A phylogenetic tree of Lerista, derived from DNA analysis, reveals that limb loss has happened multiple times within this group. Limb loss has occurred relatively recently, in the past 3.6 million years or so. (en)
  • Lerista is een geslacht van hagedissen uit de familie skinken (Scincidae). (nl)
  • Lerista – rodzaj jaszczurki z podrodziny Sphenomorphinae w rodzinie scynkowatych (Scincidae). (pl)
  • Lerista är ett släkte av ödlor. Lerista ingår i familjen skinkar. (sv)
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  • Lerista (es)
  • Lerista (eu)
  • Lerista (fr)
  • Lerista (nl)
  • Lerista (pl)
  • Lerista (sv)
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