| Lampropholis caligula | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Lampropholis |
| Species: | L. caligula |
| Binomial name | |
| Lampropholis caligula Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981 | |
Lampropholis caligula, also known commonly as the montane sunskink or the montane sun skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New South Wales in Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, caligula, refers to the Roman emperor, Caligula.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of L. caligula are forest, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands.
Reproduction
L. caligula is oviparous.
References
- ^ Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Lampropholis caligula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T109473000A109473024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109473000A109473024.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Lampropholis caligula 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 caligula, p. 46).
Further reading
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Ingram GJ, Rawlinson PA (1981). "Five new species of skinks (genus Lampropholis) from Queensland and New South Wales". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (2): 311–317. (Lampropholis caligula, new species).
- 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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