| Lampropholis coggeri | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lampropholis |
| Species: | L. coggeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampropholis coggeri Ingram, 1991 | |
Lampropholis coggeri, also known commonly as the northern sun skink and the rainforest sunskink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia. [2]
The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of L. coggeri is forest, [1] [2] at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft). [2]
Adults of L. coggeri have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 3.2–4.4 cm (1.3–1.7 in). [2] There are five digits on each of the four feet. [2]
L. coggeri is a terrestrial species, living and foraging on the forest floor, and basking in sunny areas. [1]
The prickly skink, or prickly forest skink, is a morphologically and genetically distinctive species of skink endemic to rainforests of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area, in north-eastern Australia. Unlike most small skinks, which have smooth scales, this species has rough, ridged and pointed scales. These keeled scales may be an adaptation to its high-rainfall habitat, to its microhabitat in rotting logs, or to camouflage it when moving through forest leaf-litter.
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Harold George "Hal" Cogger is an Australian herpetologist. He was curator of reptiles and amphibians at the Australian Museum from 1960 to 1975, and Deputy Director of the museum from 1976 to 1995. He has written extensively on Australian herpetology, and was the first author to create a field guide for all Australian frogs and reptiles.
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