Wood Mulch Slider
Lerista muelleri
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
The wood mulch-slider, also known commonly as Mueller's three-toed lerista and Mueller's three-toed slider, is a species of lizard belonging to the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the extensive family Scincidae, a family containing over 1,500 species. The species is found in a diverse range of climates and habitats throughout Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria. Named after the German-born Australian naturalist Baron Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich Müller (1825–1896), the species has been the subject of much morphological and nomenclatural debate.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Lerista