NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Carpentaria Fine-lined Slider
Lerista carpentariae Greer, 1983
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Carpentaria fine-lined slider (Lerista carpentariae) is a species of skink found in the Northern Territory in Australia, Groot Eylandt and the Sir Edward Pellew group. It receives its name after the type locality in the gulf of Carpentaria.
Wikipedia contributors, Lerista carpentariae; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:06:13.865137+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lerista carpentariae Greer, 1983
- Name authority
- Greer, 1983
- Common name
- Carpentaria Fine-lined 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 carpentariae Greer, 1983
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 |
| King's Three-toed SliderLerista kingi Smith & Adams, 2007 | 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 |
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=carpentariae 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:6PQ4M. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.