Carlia johnstonei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Carlia |
Species: | C. johnstonei |
Binomial name | |
Carlia johnstonei Storr, 1974 | |
Carlia johnstonei, the rough brown rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia . It is endemic to Western Australia. [2]
Carlia is a genus of skinks, commonly known as four-fingered skinks or rainbow skinks, in the subfamily Eugongylinae. Before being placed in this new subfamily, Carlia was recovered in a clade with the genera Niveoscincus, Lampropholis, and others of the Eugongylus group within Lygosominae.
Ronald Eric Johnstone is an Australian ornithologist and herpetologist who worked for the Western Australian Museum for many years. The bat species Otomops johnstonei is named in his honour. The lizard species Carlia johnstonei is named in his honor.
The desert rainbow-skink is an Australian skink in the genus Carlia, commonly known as four-fingered skinks, from the subfamily Lygosominae. It is native to desert woodland regions throughout most of the Northern Territory, the north of Western Australia, and the far north-west of South Australia. It was originally classified as Leiolopisma triacantha, and is sometimes known as the three-spined rainbow-skink.
Carlia ailanpalai is a species of skink, commonly known as the curious skink, in the genus Carlia. It is native to Papua New Guinea. It has been introduced to Weno Island and Guam.
Carlia amax is a species of skink, commonly known as the bauxite rainbow-skink, in the genus Carlia. It is native to northern Australia.
Carlia aramia is a species of skink, commonly known as the Aramia rainbow skink, in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Carlia bicarinata is a species of skink, commonly known as the rainbow-skink, in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
Carlia dogare, the sandy rainbow skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is native to Queensland in Australia.
Carlia gracilis, the slender rainbow skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is native to Northern Territory and Western Australia in Australia.
Carlia fusca, the brown four-fingered skink or Indonesian brown skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Halmahera in Indonesia and Bismarck Archipelago in Papua New Guinea
Carlia jarnoldae, the lined rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Carlia munda, the shaded-litter rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to northern Australia.
Carlia mysi is a species of skink, commonly known as Mys' rainbow skink. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea and occurs in both mainland New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago. Populations believed to be introduced exist in the Solomon Islands.
Carlia pectoralis, the open-litter rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Carlia quinquecarinata is a species of skink, commonly known as the five-keeled rainbow-skink or five-carinated rainbow-skink, in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Darnley Island in Australia.
Carlia insularis, the black-throated rainbow-skink or hooded rainbow skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia where it is found in "eastern creeks in the Wet Tropics".
Carlia rubigo, the orange-flanked rainbow-skink is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Carlia rufilatus, the red-sided rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Northern Territory and Western Australia in Australia.
Carlia sexdentata, the six-toothed rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.
Carlia wundalthini, the Cape Melville rainbow-skink is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Cape Melville National Park in Queensland in Australia.