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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lampropholis |
Species: | L. coggeri
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Binomial name | |
Lampropholis coggeri
Ingram, 1991
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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]
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of L. coggeri is forest, [1] [2] at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft). [2]
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]
L. coggeri is a terrestrial species, living and foraging on the forest floor, and basking in sunny areas. [1]
Lampropholis coggeri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lampropholis |
Species: | L. coggeri
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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]
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of L. coggeri is forest, [1] [2] at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft). [2]
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]
L. coggeri is a terrestrial species, living and foraging on the forest floor, and basking in sunny areas. [1]