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Slender slider

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Slender slider
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Pygopodidae
Genus: Pletholax
Species:
P. gracilis
Binomial name
Pletholax gracilis
(Cope, 1864)
Synonyms[2]
  • Pygopus gracilis
    Cope, 1864
  • Pletholax gracilis
    Boulenger, 1885

The slender slider (Pletholax gracilis) is a species of lizard in the family Pygopodidae.[3]

Geographic range

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Pletholax gracilis is endemic to coastal areas of southwestern Australia.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Doughty, P.; Lloyd, R.; Gaikhorst, G. (2018). "Pletholax gracilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102831288A102831322. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102831288A102831322.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Pletholax gracilis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Shea, Glenn M.; Peterson, Magnus (1993). "Notes on the biology of the genus Pletholax Cope (Squamata: Pygopodidae)" (PDF). Records of the Western Australian Museum. 16 (3): 419–425.