Lampropholis is a genus of skinks, commonly known as sunskinks, in the lizard subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae.[1] The genus Lampropholis was previously found to belong to a clade with the genera Niveoscincus, Leiolopisma and others of the Eugongylus group within Lygosominae.[2] All species of Lampropholis are endemic to Australia. For similar skinks see genera Bassiana, Pseudemoia, and Niveoscincus.
| Lampropholis | |
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| Lampropholis guichenoti, common garden skink | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Eugongylinae |
| Genus: | Lampropholis Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Species | |
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14, see text | |
Diet edit
Sunskinks feed on invertebrates such as crickets, moths, slaters (woodlice), earthworms, and cockroaches.
Species edit
The following 14 species are recognized as being valid.[3][4][5]
- Lampropholis adonis Ingram, 1991 – diamond-shielded sunskink, Ingram's litter skink
- Lampropholis amicula Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981 – friendly sunskink
- Lampropholis bellendenkerensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz, 2018
- Lampropholis caligula Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981 – montane sunskink
- Lampropholis coggeri Ingram, 1991 – northern rainforest sunskink
- Lampropholis colossus Ingram, 1991 – Bunya sunskink
- Lampropholis couperi Ingram, 1991 – plain-backed sunskink
- Lampropholis delicata (De Vis, 1888) – delicate skink, rainbow skink, garden skink, delicate grass skink
- Lampropholis elliotensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz, 2018
- Lampropholis elongata Greer, 1997 – long sunskink, elongate sunskink
- Lampropholis guichenoti (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839) – common garden skink, pale-flecked garden sunskink, grass skink, Guichenot's grass skink
- Lampropholis mirabilis Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981 – saxicoline sunskink
- Lampropholis robertsi Ingram, 1991 – grey-bellied sunskink
- Lampropholis similis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz, 2018 – southern rainforest sunskink
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lampropholis.
References edit
- ^ Uetz, P.; Freed, P.; Hošek, J. (eds.). "Eugongylinae". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Austin JJ, Arnold EN (2006). "Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract).
- ^ Lampropholis. The Reptile Database.
- ^ Wilson S, Swan G (2006). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Second Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishing. 512 pp. ISBN 978-1877069468.
- ^ Wells RW (2002). "Some Taxonomic Changes to the Genus Lampropholis (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Australia" Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Biodiversity Record (8): 1-24.
Further reading edit
- Fitzinger (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Lampropholis, new genus, p. 22). (in Latin).
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