Lampropholis
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 Common Garden Skink,
Lampropholis guichenoti |
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Lampropholis is a genus of skinks (family Scincidae). It belongs to a clade with the genera Niveoscincus, Niveoscincus and possibly others of the Eugongylus group (Austin & Arnold 2006).
[edit] Species
- Lampropholis adonis
- Lampropholis amicula
- Lampropholis caligula
- Lampropholis coggeri
- Lampropholis colossus
- Lampropholis couperi
- Rainbow skink, Lampropholis delicata
- Lampropholis elongata
- Common Garden Skink or Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink, Lampropholis guichenoti
- Lampropholis mirabilis
- Lampropholis robertsi
[edit] References
- Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (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)
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