title: Allan's lerista
text: # Allan's lerista
  
  Allan's lerista (Lerista allanae), also known commonly as Allan's skink and the greater robust fine-lined slider, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. This rare species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, allanae, is in honor of "Mrs. P.C. Allan" who presented many interesting specimens to the Queensland Museum.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of L. allanae is forest.
  
  ## Description
  
  L. allanae has its limbs much reduced. It has no front legs, and each of its back legs has only one digit. The digit bears a claw.
  
  The maximum recorded snout-to-vent length (SVL) for L. allanae is 8.8 cm (3.5 in).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  L. allanae is oviparous.
  
  ## Conservation status
  
  L. allanae is listed as "critically endangered" under the IUCN Red List, and as "endangered" on Queensland's Nature Conservation Act 1992.
  
  