| Lerista xanthura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lerista |
| Species: | L. xanthura
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| Binomial name | |
| Lerista xanthura Storr, 1976
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The yellow-tailed plain slider (Lerista xanthura) is a species of skink located primarily in the desert areas of South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and New South Wales in Australia.[2] This uncommon lizard can be identified by its bright yellow tail, and is usually found buried under loose soil, tree stumps and leaf litter.
- ^ Shea, G.; Wilson, S.; Ellis, R.; Oliver, P. (2017). "Lerista xanthura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109477758A109477763. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109477758A109477763.en. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Lerista xanthura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 March 2020.