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.[2]
| Lampropholis adonis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lampropholis |
| Species: | L. adonis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lampropholis adonis Ingram, 1991
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Etymology
editThe specific name, adonis, refers to the Greek mythological god Adonis.[2][3]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of L. adonis are forest and freshwater wetlands.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Lampropholis adonis 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 adonis, p. 2).
Further reading
edit- 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 Museum 30 (3): 443–453. (Lampropholis adonis, new species, p. 445).
- 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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