NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
King's Three-toed Slider
Lerista kingi Smith & Adams, 2007
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
King's Slider (Lerista kingi). Species of reptile.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Lerista kingi, commonly known as King's slider and King's three-toed slider, is a species of skink, in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.
Wikipedia contributors, Lerista kingi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:52:18.615212+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lerista kingi Smith & Adams, 2007
- Name authority
- Smith & Adams, 2007
- Common name
- King's Three-toed Slider
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Lerista
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilySphenomorphinae
- genusLerista
- speciesLerista kingi Smith & Adams, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lerista. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kalumburu SliderLerista kalumburu Storr, 1976 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bold-striped Robust SliderLerista gerrardii (Gray, 1864) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wide-striped Mulch SliderLerista elongata Storr, 1990 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bold-striped SliderLerista christinae Storr, 1979 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ravensthorpe Range SliderLerista viduata Storr, 1991 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| North-eastern Orange-tailed SliderLerista zonulata Storr, 1991 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Nevin's Three-toed SliderLerista nevinae Smith & Adams, 2007 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Unpatterned Robust SliderLerista macropisthopus (Werner, 1903) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| McIvor River SliderLerista ingrami Storr, 1991 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| South-eastern Kimberley SandsliderLerista greeri Storr, 1982 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Noonbah Robust SliderLerista emmotti Ingram, Couper & Donnellan, 1993 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blinking Broad-blazed SliderLerista connivens Storr, 1971 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lerista&species=kingi Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6PPSD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.