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Species profile—Carlia decora (elegant rainbow skink)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Reptilia (reptiles) → Scincidae (skinks) → Carlia decora (elegant rainbow skink)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Reptilia (reptiles)
Family
Scincidae (skinks)
Scientific name
Carlia decora Hoskin & Couper, 2012
Common name
elegant rainbow skink
Type reference
Hoskin, C.J. & Couper, P.J. (2012). Description of two new Carlia species (Reptilia: Scincidae) from north-east Australia, elevation of Carlia pectoralis inconnexa Ingram & Covacevich 1989 to full species status, and redescription of Carlia pectoralis (de Vis 1884). Zootaxa 3546, 1-28.
WildNet taxon ID
34648
Synonym(s)
Carlia pectoralis
Alternate name(s)
elegant rainbow-skink
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil

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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=34648.

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
9 December 2024