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Species profile—Lygisaurus zuma (sun-loving litter-skink)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Lygisaurus zuma (sun-loving litter-skink)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae (skinks)
Scientific name
Lygisaurus zuma Couper, 1993
Common name
sun-loving litter-skink
Type reference
Couper, P.J. (1993). A new species of Lygisaurus de Vis (Reptilia: Scincidae) from mid-eastern Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 33(1): 163-166.
WildNet taxon ID
142
Synonym(s)
Carlia zuma
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=142.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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