Lampropholis coggeri

Lampropholis coggeri
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Lampropholis
Species:	L. coggeri
Binomial name
	Lampropholis coggeri; Ingram, 1991

Last updated October 03, 2025

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]

Etymology

The specific name, coggeri, is in honor of Australian herpetologist Harold Cogger.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. coggeri is forest,^[1]^[2] at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).^[2]

Description

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]

Behavior

L. coggeri is a terrestrial species, living and foraging on the forest floor, and basking in sunny areas.^[1]

Reproduction

L. coggeri is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 McDonald, P.; Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Lampropholis coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109473045A109473056. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109473045A109473056.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Lampropholis coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 January 2020.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Northern Sun Skink Lampropholis coggeri ", p. 56).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Ingram GJ (1991). "Five new skinks from Queensland rainforests". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum30 (3): 443–453. (Lampropholis coggeri, new species, p. 448).
Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 McDonald, P.; Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Lampropholis coggeri ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T109473045A109473056. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109473045A109473056.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lampropholis coggeri at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 January 2020.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Northern Sun Skink Lampropholis coggeri ", p. 56).

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