Elegant Slider
Scientific name: Lerista elegans
The meaning of Lerista is not known. Elegans is Latin for neat.
Along the west coast of Western Australia from Shark Bay to Augusta.
A small (9cm) skink with 4 fingers and toes. Body colour olive-brown to grey. There is a dark brown stripe running from the side of the head that continues along the body before fading out on the tail. This is bordered below by a white stripe. The tail usually has a red or orange tinge.
Shelters beneath leaf litter, logs and rocks.
Field Guide to the Reptiles and Frogs of the Perth Region. Brian Bush, Brad Maryan, Robert Browne-Cooper, David Robinson. 2010
Lizards of Western Australia I Skinks. GM Storr, LA Smith, RE Johnstone. 1999
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/2c1e0bca-1ac1-4f75-9c7d-23953469f871