Nature conservation

Threatened species

Long Sunskink - New England Tablelands: Distribution and vegetation associations

Scientific name: Lampropholis elongata

Conservation status in NSW: Critically Endangered

Commonwealth status: Critically Endangered

Last updated: 31 Jul 2025

Distribution of the species within this region

The Long Sunskink is known or predicted to occur in the following sub-regions of the New England Tablelands Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation of Australia Region.

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IBRA sub-region	Known or predicted	Geographic restrictions within region
Walcha Plateau	Known	None

Vegetation formations, classes and types

In this region the Long Sunskink - New England Tablelands is known to be associated with the following vegetation formations and classes. Click on a name to get background information about it.

Dry sclerophyll forests (shrubby sub-formation)
- Northern Tableland Dry Sclerophyll Forests
  - 3729 Western New England Youmans Stringybark Shrub Forest

Grassy woodlands
- New England Grassy Woodlands
  - 3352 Armidale Quartz Hills Stringybark Forest
- Subalpine Woodlands
  - 3379 Barrington-Point Lookout Montane Grassy Forest
- Tableland Clay Grassy Woodlands
  - 3344 New England Ribbon Gum Grassy Forest
  - 3345 New England Snow Gum-Black Sally Woodland

Wet sclerophyll forests (grassy sub-formation)
- Northern Tableland Wet Sclerophyll Forests
  - 3287 Northern Escarpment Messmate Cool Wet Forest
  - 3288 Northern Escarpment Messmate Moist Grassy Forest