Carlia johnstonei

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Carlia johnstonei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Carlia
Species:
C. johnstonei
Binomial name
Carlia johnstonei
Storr, 1974

Carlia johnstonei, also known commonly as the rough brown rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, johnstonei, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Ronald Eric Johnstone. [3]

Geographic range

C. johnstonei is found in Kimberley region, which is the northernmost region of Western Australia. [1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. johnstonei are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes as high as 290 m (950 ft). [1]

Description

C. johnstonei has two strong keels on each dorsal scale. The ear opening has a long sharp anterior lobule. Small for its genus, average adult snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 4.3 cm (1.7 in). [4]

Reproduction

C. johnstonei is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Shea, G.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Carlia johnstonei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T102966327A102966332. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102966327A102966332.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Carlia johnstonei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Carlia johnstonei, p. 136).
  4. Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN   978-1-92554-671-2. (Carlia johnstonei, pp. 226–227).

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