Carlia tetradactyla

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Carlia tetradactyla
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Carlia
Species:
C. tetradactyla
Binomial name
Carlia tetradactyla
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Carlia tetradactyla, the southern rainbow-skink, is a small species of colourful lizard found in Australia.

A synonym for the species is Mocoa tetradactyla, published with a description by A. W. E. O'Shaughnessy in 1879. [2]

Its distribution range includes the states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. The type locality is labelled as Queensland, but this is uncertain. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Shea, G.; Cogger, H.; Greenlees, M. (2018). "Carlia tetradactyla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T178626A101750649. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178626A101750649.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ O'Shaughnessy, A.W.E. 1879, "Description of new species of lizards in the collection of the British Museum", Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 5, vol. 4, pp. 300-301
  3. ↑ Atlas of Living Australia. "Carlia tetradactyla: Southern Rainbow-Skink". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 20 July 2019.


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