Lerista timida
The dwarf three-toed slider or wood mulch-slider ("Lerista timida") is a species of skink found in Australia. Other common names for the species include timid slider and dwarf burrowing skink. The skink is a member of the "Lerista" genus which are confined to continental Australia and are mostly a burrowing species of skink. The genus consists of consists elongated, smooth-scaled, Fossorial lizards that are specialized for life in the upper soils and dry leaf litter through which they slide using Lateral undulation as a form of locomotive action, giving rise to their nickname as sliders. They normally emerge of a night-time to hunt for small Invertebrates such as ants, termites and insects. If disturbed, they dive immediately into any loose substrate to avoid predation, this behavior leaves behind a distinctive disrupted wavy track that often found on sandy flats or dunes, roads and tracks.
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skink
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Lerista
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Fossorial
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Lateral undulation
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Invertebrate
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Lerista timida
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