Lampropholis amicula INGRAM & RAWLINSON, 1981

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Friendly Sunskink
Synonym	Lampropholis amicula INGRAM & RAWLINSON 1981 Lampropholis amicula — COGGER 2000: 505 Adrasteia amicula — WELLS 2002 Lampropholis amicula — COUPER et al. 2006: 381 Adrasteiascincus amicula — WELLS 2010
Distribution	Australia (New South Wales, Queensland) Type locality: 3 km E of Lake Coolamera, in 26° 02’ S, 153° 05’ E, SE Qld.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J24333
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	From the Latin amis (friend) plus the diminutive suffix -icula, a case of aplying an interesting name to an otherwise small brown skink with the aim of increasing interest in the species. This was a theme of the author, Glen Ingram. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Anderson, R. O., Tingley, R., Hoskin, C. J., White, C. R., & Chapple, D. G. 2023. Linking physiology and climate to infer species distributions in Australian skinks. Journal of Animal Ecology - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 Ingram G; Rawlinson P 1981. Five new species of skinks (genus Lampropholis) from Queensland and New South Wales. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 20 (2): 311-317 - get paper here Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp. Wells, R.W. 2002. Some taxonomic changes to the genus Lampropholis (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Australia. Australian Biodiversity Record (8): 1-24 - get paper here Wells, R.W. 2011. Some Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Considerations on the Class Reptilia in Australia. Comments on the Genus Lampropholis and Related Genera in the Family Scincidae. Australian Biodiversity Record (1): 1-22 [2010] Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Lampropholis… http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01965p049f.pdf Google images

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