Lampropholis caligula, also known commonly as the montane sunskink or the montane sun skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.[2]
| Lampropholis caligula | |
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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. caligula
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| Binomial name | |
| Lampropholis caligula | |
Etymology edit
The specific name, caligula, refers to the Roman emperor, Caligula.[3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of L. caligula are forest, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands.[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Lampropholis caligula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109473000A109473024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109473000A109473024.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Lampropholis caligula 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. (Lampropholis caligula, p. 46).
Further reading edit
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Ingram GJ, Rawlinson PA (1981). "Five new species of skinks (genus Lampropholis) from Queensland and New South Wales". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (2): 311–317. (Lampropholis caligula, new species).
- 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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