| Carlia longipes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carlia |
| Species: | C. longipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Carlia longipes Macleay,1877 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Carlia longipes is a species of skink, commonly known as closed-litter rainbow-skink, in the subfamily Eugongylinae. [2] [3]
An Australian skink found in open forest and the edges of rainforest, from Hinchinbrook Island to Cooktown in north-east Queensland, Cape York Peninsula and eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. [4]
It has a snout to vent length of 55mm, with four fingers and five toes. The ear opening is vertical or circular with pointed scales on the front edge. The body is brown with bronze sides, and a black stripe runs from the nostril to behind the foreleg. The back scales have a rounded hind edge, and the breeding male has a white throat. A similar species is Carlia rostralis.
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.
The Black Mountain rainbow-skink is an endemic species that inhabits a total of 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) on Black Mountain in Queensland, Australia. The species is 70 mm long with a weight between 4 and 6 grams.
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 tetradactyla, the southern rainbow-skink, is a small species of colourful lizard found in Australia.
Carlia decora, the elegant rainbow skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is native to Queensland in Australia.
Carlia dogare, the sandy rainbow skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is native to Queensland in Australia.
Carlia jarnoldae, the lined rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
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 rhomboidalis, the blue-throated rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, 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 rubrigularis, the red-throated rainbow-skink or the northern red-throated skink is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.
Carlia schmeltzii, known commonly as the robust rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to 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 storri, also known commonly as the brown bicarinate rainbow-skink or Storr's carlia, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species was first described by Glen Joseph Ingram and Jeanette Covacevich in 1989. It is native to the Australian state of Queensland and to Papua New Guinea.
Carlia vivax, the lively rainbow-skink or tussock rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to New South Wales 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.
The crevice rainbow-skink is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia.
Lygisaurus tanneri, also known commonly as the Endeavour River litter-skink and Tanner's four-fingered skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
