Carlia mysi

Carlia mysi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Carlia
Species:	C. mysi
Binomial name
	Carlia mysi; Zug, 2004

Last updated December 18, 2025

Carlia mysi, commonly known as Mys' rainbow skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to Papua New Guinea.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, mysi, is in honor of Belgian herpetologist Benoit Mys.^[3]^: 186

Geographic distribution

Carlia mysi occurs in both mainland New Guinea and in the Bismarck Archipelago. Populations believed to be introduced exist in the Solomon Islands.^[1]^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Carlia mysi is grassland, at elevations from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft), but it has also been found in disturbed and urban areas.^[1]

Reproduction

Carlia mysi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 4 Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Carlia mysi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T196591A2463831. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T196591A2463831.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
1 2 3 Carlia mysi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 July 2020.
↑ Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

Goldberg, S.R. (2025). "Anmerkungen zur Fortplanzung von Mys' Regenbogenskink Carlia mysi (Squamata: Scincidae) aus Papua-Neuguinea". Sauria. 47 (2): 60–62. (in German).
McCoy, M. (2015). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of the Solomon Islands (pdf book). Kuranda, Queensland, Australia: Michael McCoy. 137 pp.
O'Shea, Mark; Paiva, Owen (2014). "Carlia curta (Papuan Litter Skink) and Carlia mysi (Mys' Rainbow Skink). Mass Avian Predation". Herpetological Review. 45 (3): 493–494.
Zug, G.R. (2004). "Systematics of the Carlia "fusca" Lizards (Squamata: Scincidae) of New Guinea and Nearby Islands". Bishop Museum Bulletin in Zoology. 5: 1–83. (Carlia mysi, new species, pp. 45–47, Figure 14).

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Carlia mysi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T196591A2463831. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T196591A2463831.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Carlia mysi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 July 2020.

[3] Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.

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