Lampropholis couperi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lampropholis
Species:
L. couperi
Binomial name
Lampropholis couperi
Ingram, 1991

Lampropholis couperi, commonly known as the plain-backed sunskink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, couperi, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Patrick J. Couper.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. couperi is forest.[1]

Reproduction

L. couperi, is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Shea, G.; Venz, M.; Sanderson, C.; Hobson, R.; Wilson, S. (2018). "Lampropholis couperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109473083A109473088. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109473083A109473088.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Lampropholis couperi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 January 2020.
  3. ↑ 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. (Lampropholis couperi, p. 60).

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 couperi, new species, p. 450).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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