Carlia scirtetis
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 | |
The Black Mountain Rainbow-skink is an endemic species that inhabits a total of 6 kmĀ² 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