Species Lampropholis coggeri Ingram, 1991
Rainforest Sunskink
- Lampropholis coggeri Ingram, G.J. 1991. Five new skinks from Queensland rainforests. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30(3): 443-453 [448].
Type data:
Holotype QM J27133, Shiptons Flat, Cape York Peninsula, QLD [15°48'S 145°16'E].
Introduction
Two cryptic species identified by Singhal et al. (2018), L. similis and L. elliotensis, were previously included in L. coggeri. All three species can only be reliably separated by genetic analysis or distribution, see SInghal et al. (2018) for details.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [31] (Rainforest Sunskink)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |