The fire-tailed rainbow-skink (''Lygisaurus parrhasius'') is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
of
skink
Skinks are lizards belonging to the family Scincidae, a family in the infraorder Scincomorpha. With more than 1,500 described species across 100 different taxonomic genera, the family Scincidae is one of the most diverse families of lizards. S ...
found in
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
in
Australia.
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References
Lygisaurus
Reptiles described in 1994
Skinks of Australia
Endemic fauna of Australia
Taxa named by Patrick J. Couper
Taxa named by Jeanette Covacevich
Taxa named by P.J. Lethbridge
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