Lampropholis coggeri | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lampropholis |
Species: | L. coggeri |
Binomial name | |
Lampropholis coggeri Ingram, 1991 |
Lampropholis coggeri, also known commonly as the northern sun skink and the rainforest sunskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. coggeri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).
Description
Adults of L. coggeri have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.2–4.4 cm (1.3–1.7 in). There are five digits on each of the four feet.
Behavior
L. coggeri is a terrestrial species, living and foraging on the forest floor, and basking in sunny areas.
Reproduction
L. coggeri is oviparous.
References
- ^ McDonald, P.; Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Lampropholis coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109473045A109473056. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109473045A109473056.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Lampropholis coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Northern Sun Skink Lampropholis coggeri ", p. 56).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Ingram GJ (1991). "Five new skinks from Queensland rainforests". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30 (3): 443–453. (Lampropholis coggeri, new species, p. 448).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lampropholis coggeri |
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