• Source: Carlia johnstonei

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.




Etymology


The specific name, johnstonei, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Ronald Eric Johnstone.




Geographic range


C. johnstonei is found in Kimberley region, which is the northernmost region of Western Australia.




Habitat


The preferred natural habitats of C. johnstonei are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes as high as 290 m (950 ft).




Description


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).




Reproduction


C. johnstonei is oviparous.




References






Further reading


Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
Storr GM (1974). "The Genus Carlia (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in Western Australia and Northern Territory". Records of the Western Australian Museum 3 (2): 151–165. (Carlia johnstonei, new species, pp. 162–165, Figure 4).

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