Biology:Lampropholis coggeri
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Short description: Species of lizard
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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 .[1]
Etymology
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. coggeri is forest,[3][1] at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).[1]
Description
Adults of L. coggeri have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.2–4.4 cm (1.3–1.7 in).[1] There are five digits on each of the four feet.[1]
Behavior
L. coggeri is a terrestrial species, living and foraging on the forest floor, and basking in sunny areas.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lampropholis coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
- ↑ 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).
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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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3216854 entry
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