Carlia schmeltzii

Carlia schmeltzii
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Carlia
Species:	C. schmeltzii
Binomial name
	Carlia schmeltzii; (W. Peters, 1867)
Synonyms
	Heteropus schmeltzii; W. Peters, 1867; Carlia prava; Covacevich & Ingram, 1975; Carlia schmeltzii; — Cogger, 1983;

Last updated November 27, 2024

Carlia schmeltzii, known commonly as the robust rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, schmeltzii, is in honor of German ethnographer Johannes Dietrich Eduard Schmeltz.^[3]

Geographic range

Carlia schmeltzii is native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. schmeltzii are rocky areas, shrubland, savanna, and forest.^[1]

Reproduction

Carlia schmeltzii is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Vanderduys, E.; Venz, M.; Wilson, S.; Sanderson, C.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Carlia schmeltzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T102966873A102966897. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102966873A102966897.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 Carlia schmeltzii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Carlia schmeltzii, p. 236).