Carlia johnstonei

Carlia johnstonei
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Carlia
Species:	C. johnstonei
Binomial name
	Carlia johnstonei; Storr, 1974

Last updated September 29, 2025

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]

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]

References

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.
1 2 Carlia johnstonei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ 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).
↑ 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).

Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Storr GM (1974). "The Genus Carlia (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in Western Australia and Northern Territory". Records of the Western Australian Museum3 (2): 151–165. (Carlia johnstonei, new species, pp. 162–165, Figure 4).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 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.

[RDB-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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