Carlia scirtetis
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| Black Mountain Rainbow-skink | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia (paraphyletic) |
| (unranked): | Sauria |
| Order: | Squamata (paraphyletic) |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Subfamily: | Lygosominae |
| Genus: | Carlia |
| Species: | C. scirtetis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carlia scirtetis | |
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The Black Mountain Rainbow-skink is an endemic species that inhabits a total of 6 km² on Black Mountain in Queensland Australia. The species is 70 mm long with a weight between 4 and 6 grams.
References
http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/organisation/e_prints/mqm_49_2/49_2_Goodman-note.pdf
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