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Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink
Lampropholis delicata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Pale-flecked Garden SunskinkLampropholis guichenoti
Little Brown SkinkScincella lateralis
Copper SkinkOligosoma aeneum
Metallic CoolskinkCarinascincus metallicus
Eastern Water SkinkEulamprus quoyii
Viviparous LizardZootoca vivipara
Elegant Snake-eyed SkinkCryptoblepharus pulcher
Western Three-lined SkinkAcritoscincus trilineatus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Australia | 2,084 |
|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1,684 |
| New South Wales | 1,139 |
| United States | 1,137 |
| Auckland Region | 1,040 |
| Hawaii | 703 |
| Queensland | 543 |
| Victoria | 268 |
| Waikato Region | 234 |
| Northland Region | 233 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Reptiles · Reptilia |
| Order | Snakes and Lizards · Squamata |
| Family | Skinks · Scincidae |
| Genus | Australian Sunskinks · Lampropholis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Dark-flecked Garden Sunskink with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.