Carlia johnstonei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Carlia |
Species: | C. johnstonei
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Binomial name | |
Carlia johnstonei
Storr, 1974
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Carlia johnstonei, also known commonly as the rough brown rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia. [2]
The specific name, johnstonei, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Ronald Eric Johnstone. [3]
C. johnstonei is found in Kimberley region, which is the northernmost region of Western Australia. [1]
The preferred natural habitats of C. johnstonei are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes as high as 290 m (950 ft). [1]
C. johnstonei has two strong keels on each dorsal scale. The ear opening has a long sharp anterior lobule. Small for its genus, average adult snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 4.3 cm (1.7 in). [4]
C. johnstonei is oviparous. [2]
Carlia johnstonei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Carlia |
Species: | C. johnstonei
|
Binomial name | |
Carlia johnstonei
Storr, 1974
|
Carlia johnstonei, also known commonly as the rough brown rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia. [2]
The specific name, johnstonei, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Ronald Eric Johnstone. [3]
C. johnstonei is found in Kimberley region, which is the northernmost region of Western Australia. [1]
The preferred natural habitats of C. johnstonei are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes as high as 290 m (950 ft). [1]
C. johnstonei has two strong keels on each dorsal scale. The ear opening has a long sharp anterior lobule. Small for its genus, average adult snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 4.3 cm (1.7 in). [4]
C. johnstonei is oviparous. [2]