Lampropholis mirabilis

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Lampropholis mirabilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lampropholis
Species:
L. mirabilis
Binomial name
Lampropholis mirabilis
Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981

The saxicoline sunskink (Lampropholis mirabilis) is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia. [2]

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References

  1. Hoskin, C.; Amey, A.; Couper, P. (2018). "Lampropholis mirabilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T109473218A109473223. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109473218A109473223.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Lampropholis mirabilis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 1 January 2020.