Carlia tetradactyla
Carlia tetradactyla, the southern rainbow-skink, is a small species of colourful lizard found in Australia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carlia |
| Species: | C. tetradactyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) | |
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A synonym for the species is Mocoa tetradactyla, published with a description by A. W. E. O'Shaughnessy in 1879.[2]
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
- Shea, G., Cogger, H. & Greenlees, M. 2018. Carlia tetradactyla . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178626A101750649. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178626A101750649.en. Downloaded on 14 February 2020.
- 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
- Atlas of Living Australia. "Carlia tetradactyla : Southern Rainbow-Skink". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
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