Lampropholis coggeri

Lampropholis coggeri
Scientific classification Edit this 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.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. coggeri is forest,[1][2] at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).[2]

Description

Adults of L. coggeri have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.2–4.4 cm (1.3–1.7 in).[2] There are five digits on each of the four feet.[2]

Behavior

L. coggeri is a terrestrial species, living and foraging on the forest floor, and basking in sunny areas.[1]

Reproduction

L. coggeri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Lampropholis coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ 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.



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