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Species profile—Lampropholis couperi (plain-backed sunskink)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Lampropholis couperi (plain-backed sunskink)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae (skinks)
Scientific name
Lampropholis couperi Ingram, 1991
Common name
plain-backed sunskink
Type reference
Ingram, G.J. (1991). Five new skinks from Queensland rainforests. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30(3): 443-453.
WildNet taxon ID
183
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

Other resources

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=183.

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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