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Australian Sunskinks

Lampropholis

Lampropholis, the Indo-Australian ground skinks or sunskinks, are a genus of skinks in the lizard subfamily Lygosominae. The genus Lampropholis belongs to a clade with the genera Niveoscincus, Leiolopisma and possibly others of the Eugongylus group. They are found mainly in Indonesia and Australia. For similar skinks see genera Bassiana, Pseudemoia, and Niveoscincus.

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14 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 14 known species

Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink

speciesLampropholis delicata

Pale-flecked Garden Sunskink

speciesLampropholis guichenoti

Saxicoline Sunskink

speciesLampropholis mirabilis

Diamond-shielded Sunskink

speciesLampropholis adonis

Friendly Sunskink

speciesLampropholis amicula

Northern Rainforest Sunskink

speciesLampropholis coggeri

Southern Rainforest Sunskink

speciesLampropholis similis

Plain-backed Sunskink

speciesLampropholis couperi

Bellenden Ker Sunskink

speciesLampropholis bellendenkerensis

Montane Sunskink

speciesLampropholis caligula

Grey-bellied Sunskink

speciesLampropholis robertsi

Bunya Sunskink

speciesLampropholis colossus

Mount Elliot Sunskink

speciesLampropholis elliotensis

Elongate Sunskink

speciesLampropholis elongata

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