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Lampropholis delicata
Species of lizard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lampropholis delicata, the delicate skink,[2] dark-flecked garden sun skink,[3] garden skink, delicate garden skink, rainbow skink or plague skink,[4][5] or the metallic skink[6] is native to Australia and invasive in New Zealand and Hawaii where it is commonly found in gardens.[7] The species is known for their color dimorphism between males and females; striped morphs and non-striped morphs exist in this species, however the stripe is less pronounced in males. This species' diet consists of a wide range of prey, such as spiders, bees, larvae, and termites. Mating occurs in the late summer and generally one clutch of 2 to 4 eggs are laid per year by each female.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Lampropholis |
Species: | L. delicata |
Binomial name | |
Lampropholis delicata (De Vis, 1888) | |