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Species profile—Lampropholis similis

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Lampropholis similis

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae (skinks)
Scientific name
Lampropholis similis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz, 2018
Type reference
Singhal, S., Hoskin, C.J., Couper, P., Potter, S. & Moritz, C. (2018). A framework for resolving cryptic species: a case study from the lizards of the Australian Wet Tropics. Systematic Biology, syy026
WildNet taxon ID
36619
Synonym(s)
Lampropholis coggeri
Alternate name(s)
rainforest sunskink
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=36619.

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