The south-western orange-tailed slider (Lerista distinguenda) is a species of skink found in Western Australia.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Southwestern Orange-tailed Slider being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lerista bougainvillii
- Lerista timida
- Plestiodon egregius
- Ablepharus rueppellii
- Ablepharus budaki
- Riopa punctata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Lerista
- Species
- Lerista distinguenda
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