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    Species Accepted

    Lygisaurus foliorum de Vis, 1884

    Iridescent Litter-skink
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Lygisaurus
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      4 results
      Iridescent Litter-skink English
      Rainbow-skink English
      Tree-base Litter Skink English
      Tree-base Litter-skink English

      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      20 results
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      Ingram G, & Covacevich J. (1988). Revision of the genus Lygisaurus de Vis (Scincidae: Reptilia) in Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 25 (2): 335-354.
      Uetz, P. H., Patel, M., Gbadamosi, Z., Nguyen, A., & Shoope, S. (2024). A Reference Database of Reptile Images. Taxonomy 4: 723–732.
      Oudemans, J. Th. (1894). Eidechsen und Schildkröten. In Semon, R. Zoologische Forschungsreisen in Australien und dem Malayischen Archipel. Denkschriften Der Medicinisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft Zu Jena, 8:127—146.
      PROBST, T., FRANDSEN, P. B., & WHITING, A. (2025). Chasing the Rainbow: Decoupled phenotypic and genotypic evolution in New Guinea’s rainbow skinks (Squamata: Scincidae). Zootaxa 5583(2): 309-327.
      Wilson, S., & Swan, G. (2010). A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 Pp.
      http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/search.php?genus=Lygisaurus&species=foliorum&submit=Search
      De Vis, C. W. (1884). New Queensland lizards. Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 1: 77-78.
      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.
      Covacevich, J. (1971). Amphibian and reptile type specimens in the Queensland Museum. [type catalogue]. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 49-68.

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