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Lampropholis  Fitzinger, 1843
Taxonomic Serial No.: 173995

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Indo-Australian Ground Skinks [English]
  
    sunskinks [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2022   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderAutarchoglossa   
                               FamilyScincidae Oppel, 1811 – Skinks  
                                  SubfamilyEugongylinae Welch, 1982  
                                     GenusLampropholis Fitzinger, 1843 – Indo-Australian Ground Skinks, sunskinks  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Lampropholis adonis Ingram, 1991 – Diamond Shielded Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis amicula Ingram and Rawlinson, 1981 – Friendly Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis bellendenkerensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter and Moritz, 2018  
                                        Species Lampropholis caligula Ingram and Rawlinson, 1981 – Montane Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis coggeri Ingram, 1991 – Rainforest Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis colossus Ingram, 1991 – Bunya Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis couperi Ingram, 1991 – Plain-backed Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis delicata (De Vis, 1888) – Garden Skink, Metallic Skink, Plague Skink, Rainbow Skink, Grass Skink 
                                        Species Lampropholis elliotensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter and Moritz, 2018  
                                        Species Lampropholis elongata Greer, 1997 – Long Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis guichenoti (A. M. C. Duméril and Bibron, 1839) – Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink, Garden Skink 
                                        Species Lampropholis mirabilis Ingram and Rawlinson, 1981 – Saxicoline Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis robertsi Ingram, 1991 – Grey-bellied Sunskink 
                                        Species Lampropholis similis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter and Moritz, 2018  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Lampropholis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lampropholis   
       
  Source: Reptile Database (Mar 2022), website (version Mar-2022)  
  Acquired: 2002   
  Notes: Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R. & Hosek, J. (eds.) (2022) The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 9 May 2022   
  Reference for: Lampropholis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Applegarth, J. S.  
  Publication Date: 1983   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Index to the Genera of Reptilia - A Device to Assist Curators. Sauria (Lacertilia and Amphisbaenia), Third Edition   
  Page(s): 54   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lampropholis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner  
  Publication Date: 1987   
  Article/Chapter Title: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Resource Publication, no. 166   
  Page(s): 79   
  Publisher: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service   
  Publication Place: Washington, D.C., USA   
  ISBN/ISSN:    
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Lampropholis   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Crother, Brian I., Ronald M. Bonett, Jeff Boundy, Frank T. Burbrink, et al. / Moriarty, John J., ed.  
  Publication Date: 2017   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Scientific and Standard English Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of North America North of Mexico, with Comments Regarding Confidence in Our Understanding, Eighth Ed.   
  Page(s): 102   
  Publisher: Herpetological Circular, no. 43   
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 978-1-946681-003   
  Notes: Available free as PDF, and as updated database, at https://ssarherps.org/publications/north-american-checklist/   
  Reference for: sunskinks[English]   
       

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