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Species profile—Carlia amax (bauxite rainbow-skink)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Carlia amax (bauxite rainbow-skink)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae (skinks)
Scientific name
Carlia amax Storr, 1974
Common name
bauxite rainbow-skink
Type reference
Storr, G.M. (1974). The genus Carlia (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in Western Australia and Northern Territory. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 3, 151-165.
WildNet taxon ID
316
Alternate name(s)
two-spined rainbow skink
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=316.

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022