NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Scawfell Island Sunskink
Lampropholis isla Hoskin, 2025
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Lamphropholis isla, also known as the Scawfell Island sunskink, is a species of skink belonging to the subfamily Eugongylinae. It is endemic to the rainforest areas of Scawfell Island off the coast of Queensland, Australia.
It is a robust species with the head and body being continuous with almost narrowing of the neck. The snout is rounded and its nasals are widely separated. Their bodies are mostly a uniform light brown color with the occasional darker flecks. A pale faint and narrow strip can be seen starting from the ear and extending to the midbody. Males tend to have a copper color on the dorsal surface of their heads. They also have prominent lateral orange markings.
Wikipedia contributors, Lampropholis isla; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:55:22.658839+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Lampropholis isla Hoskin, 2025
- Name authority
- Hoskin, 2025
- Common name
- Scawfell Island Sunskink
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Lampropholis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyScincidae
- subfamilyEugongylinae
- genusLampropholis
- speciesLampropholis isla Hoskin, 2025
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Lampropholis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dark-flecked garden sunskinkLampropholis delicata (de Vis, 1888) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Elongate sunskinkLampropholis elongata Greer, 1997 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Garden SkinkLampropholis guichenoti (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diamond Shielded SunskinkLampropholis adonis Ingram, 1991 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bellenden Ker sunskinkLampropholis bellendenkerensis Singhal, Hoskin, Couper, Potter & Moritz, 2018 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Friendly SunskinkLampropholis amicula Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Montane SunskinkLampropholis caligula Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rainforest SunskinkLampropholis coggeri Ingram, 1991 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bunya SunskinkLampropholis colossus Ingram, 1991 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plain-backed SunskinkLampropholis couperi Ingram, 1991 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Grey-bellied SunskinkLampropholis robertsi Ingram, 1991 | ScincidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Lampropholis&species=isla Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:V7KB5. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.