Carlia rostralis

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Carlia rostralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Carlia
Species:
C. rostralis
Binomial name
Carlia rostralis
(De Vis, 1885)

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". [2] [3]

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<i>Carlia</i> Genus of lizards

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.

Prickly forest skink Species of reptile

The prickly skink, or prickly forest skink, is a morphologically and genetically distinctive species of skink endemic to rainforests of the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Area, in north-eastern Australia. Unlike most small skinks, which have smooth scales, this species has rough, ridged and pointed scales. These keeled scales may be an adaptation to its high-rainfall habitat, to its microhabitat in rotting logs, or to camouflage it when moving through forest leaf-litter.

Black Mountain rainbow-skink Species of lizard

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.

<i>Carlia longipes</i> Species of lizard

Carlia longipes is a species of skink, commonly known as closed-litter rainbow-skink, in the subfamily Eugongylinae.

<i>Carlia tetradactyla</i> Species of lizard

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.

<i>Carlia dogare</i> Species of lizard

Carlia dogare, the sandy rainbow skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is native to Queensland in Australia.

<i>Carlia jarnoldae</i> Species of lizard

Carlia jarnoldae, the lined rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia.

<i>Carlia pectoralis</i> Species of lizard

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.

<i>Carlia rhomboidalis</i> Species of lizard

Carlia rhomboidalis, the blue-throated rainbow-skink, is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Carlia rubigo, the orange-flanked rainbow-skink is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.

<i>Carlia rubrigularis</i> Species of lizard

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.

<i>Carlia schmeltzii</i> Species of lizard

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.

<i>Carlia vivax</i> Species of lizard

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.

References

  1. Hoskin, C.; Shea, G. (2018). "Carlia rostralis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T102966817A102966828. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102966817A102966828.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Carlia rostralia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. Whittier, Joan (1993). "Behavioural repertoire of Carlia rostralis (Scincidae) in the Wet Tropics of Queensland, Australia". Herpetology in Australia. pp. 305–310. doi:10.7882/RZSNSW.1993.046. ISBN   0-9599951-8-8 . Retrieved 12 February 2020.