Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update:
January 31st, 2025.




 



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Genus
Lampropholis

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Australian Sun Skinks
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Australische Sonnenskinke
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Australske Solskinker
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1843 |  |
Lampropholis Fitzinger (type species: Lygosoma guichenoti Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
1845 |  |
Mocoa Gray (type species: Lygosoma guichenoti Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Greer 1974) |
Contents:
14 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia
[incl.
Kangaroo Island],
Tasmania,
Victoria).
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Lampropholis adonis

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Adonis Skink, Diamond-shielded Sun Skink
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Adonisskink
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Adonisskink
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1991 |  |
Lampropholis adonis Ingram |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Lampropholis adonis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Lampropholis amicula

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Coolamera Sun Skink, Friendly Sun Skink
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Coolamera-Sonnenskink
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Coolamera-solskink
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1981 |  |
Lampropholis amicula Ingram & Rawlinson |

Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island]).
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Lampropholis bellendenkerensis

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Bellenden Ker Sun Skink
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Bellenden-Ker-Sonnenskink
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Bellenden Ker-solskink
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2018 |  |
Lampropholis bellendenkerensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Lampropholis caligula

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Barrington Sun Skink, Montane Sun Skink
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Barrington-Sonnenskink
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Barrington-solskink
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1981 |  |
Lampropholis caligula Ingram & Rawlinson |

Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales).
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Lampropholis coggeri

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Rainforest Sun Skink
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Regenwald-Sonnenskink
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Regnskovs-solskink
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1991 |  |
Lampropholis coggeri Ingram |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Lampropholis colossus

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Bunya Sun Skink
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Bunya-Sonnenskink
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Bunya-solskink
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1991 |  |
Lampropholis colossus Ingram |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Lampropholis couperi

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Plain-backed Sun Skink
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Kondalilla-Sonnenskink
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Kondalilla-solskink
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1991 |  |
Lampropholis couperi Ingram |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Lampropholis delicata

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Dark-flecked Garden Sun Skink, Delicate Skink, Plague Skink, (Grass Skink, Metallic Skink, Rainbow Skink)
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Dunkelfleckiger Sonnenskink
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Mørkplettet Solskink
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1888 |  |
Mocoa delicata De Vis |
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Lygosoma delicatum Smith 1937 |
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Lampropholis delicata Mittleman 1952 |
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Leiolopisma guichenoti delicata Mitchell 1955 |
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Lampropholis guichenoti delicatum Rawlinson 1969 |
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Lygosoma guichenoti delicata Worrell 1963 |
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Leiolopisma delicata Cogger 1975 |
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Lamprolepis delicata [lapsus] Zug 2013 (p. 172) |
1985 |  |
Lampropholis longleyi Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
2009 |  |
Allengreerus ronhoseri Hoser (Kaiser, Crother, Kelly, Luiselli, O'Shea, Ota, Passos, Schleip & Wüster 2013) |

Introduced to:
Australia
(Lord Howe Island),
New Zealand
(North Island),
USA
(Hawaii).
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia,
Tasmania,
Victoria).
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Lampropholis delicata
© Rune Midtgaard
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Lampropholis elliotensis

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Mount Elliot Sun Skink
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Mount-Elliot-Sonnenskink
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Mount Elliot-solskink
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2018 |  |
Lampropholis elliotensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Lampropholis elongata

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Elongate Sun Skink
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Schlanker Sonnenskink
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Slank Solskink
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1997 |  |
Lampropholis elongata Greer |

Distribution:
Australia
(New South Wales).
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Lampropholis guichenoti

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Pale-flecked Garden Sun Skink, Grass Sun Skink, Common Grass Skink, (Garden Skink, Grass Skink)
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Hellfleckiger Sonnenskink
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Lysplettet Solskink
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1839 |  |
Lygosoma guichenoti Dumeril & Bibron |
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Lampropholis guichenoti Mittleman 1952 |
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Leiolopisma guichenoti Cogger 1975 |
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Eulepis guttulatum Wells & Wellington 1984 |
1881 |  |
Lygosoma guttulatum Peters (Hutchinson & Donnellan 1992) |
1984 |  |
Lampropholis lunneyi Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |
1985 |  |
Lampropholis swani Wells & Wellington (Shea & Sadlier 1999) |

Introduced to:
New Zealand.
Distribution:
Australia
(Australian Capital Territory,
New South Wales,
Queensland
[incl.
Fraser Island],
South Australia
[incl.
Kangaroo Island],
Victoria).
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Lampropholis guichenoti
© Rune Midtgaard
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Lampropholis isla

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Scawfell Island Sun Skink
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Scawfell-Island-Sonnenskink
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Scawfell Island-solskink
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2025 |  |
Lampropholis isla Hoskin |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queenland:
Scawfell Island).
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Lampropholis mirabilis

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Saxicoline Sun Skink
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Felsen-Sonnenskink
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Klippe-solskink
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1981 |  |
Lampropholis mirabilis Ingram & Rawlinson |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Lampropholis mirabilis
© Rune Midtgaard
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Lampropholis robertsi

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Grey-bellied Sun Skink
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Graubäuchiger Sonnenskink
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Gråbuget Solskink
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1991 |  |
Lampropholis robertsi Ingram |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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Lampropholis similis

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Pinnacles Sun Skink
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Pinnacles-Sonnenskink
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Pinnacles-solskink
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2018 |  |
Lampropholis similis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz |

Distribution:
Australia
(Queensland).
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