Carlia longipes is a species of skink, commonly known as closed-litter rainbow-skink, in the subfamily Eugongylinae.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carlia |
| Species: | C. longipes
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| Carlia longipes Macleay,1877
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Habitat and range
editAn Australian skink found in open forest and the edges of rainforest, from Hinchinbrook Island to Cooktown in north-east Queensland, Cape York Peninsula and eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.[4]
Description
editIt has a snout to vent length of 55mm, with four fingers and five toes. The ear opening is vertical or circular with pointed scales on the front edge. The body is brown with bronze sides, and a black stripe runs from the nostril to behind the foreleg. The back scales have a rounded hind edge, and the breeding male has a white throat. A similar species is Carlia rostralis.
References
edit- ^ Couper, P.; Hoskin, C.; Amey, A. (2018). "Carlia longipes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T42483315A42483322. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T42483315A42483322.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Carlia longipes at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 March 2021.
- ^ Ryan, Michelle; Burwell, Chris (2000). Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland. Collingwood Vic.: Queensland Museum. p. 212. ISBN 0-7242-9349-3.
- ^ Catalogue of Life Carlia longipes