Lampropholis couperi

Lampropholis couperi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Lampropholis
Species:	L. couperi
Binomial name
	Lampropholis couperi; Ingram, 1991

Last updated August 02, 2023

Lampropholis couperi, commonly known as the plain-backed sunskink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland, Australia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, couperi, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Patrick J. Couper.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. couperi is forest.^[1]

Reproduction

L. couperi, is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Shea, G.; Venz, M.; Sanderson, C.; Hobson, R.; Wilson, S. (2018). "Lampropholis couperi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T109473083A109473088. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109473083A109473088.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 Lampropholis couperi 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. (Lampropholis couperi, p. 60).