Lampropholis adonis

Lampropholis adonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Lampropholis
Species:
L. adonis
Binomial name
Lampropholis adonis
Ingram, 1991
Synonyms
  • Lampropholis adonis
    Ingram, 1991
  • Ndurascincus adonis
    — Wells, 2002
  • Lampropholis adonis
    — Couper, 2006

Lampropholis adonis, also known commonly as the diamond shielded sunskink and Ingram's litter skink, is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Queensland in Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, adonis, refers to the Greek mythological god Adonis.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. adonis are forest and freshwater wetlands.

Reproduction

L. adonis is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 Shea, G.; Wilson, S.; Venz, M.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Lampropholis adonis ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T109472898A109472952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109472898A109472952.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lampropholis adonis 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. (Lampropholis adonis, p. 2).

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