Carlia johnstonei

Carlia johnstonei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Carlia
Species:	C. johnstonei
Binomial name
Carlia johnstonei Storr, 1974

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.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, johnstonei, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Ronald Eric Johnstone.[3]

Geographic range

C. johnstonei is found in Kimberley region, which is the northernmost region of Western Australia.[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. johnstonei are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes as high as 290 m (950 ft).[1]

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).[4]

Reproduction

C. johnstonei is oviparous.[2]

References

1. Shea, G.; Moritz, C. (2017). "Carlia johnstonei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T102966327A102966332. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102966327A102966332.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. Carlia johnstonei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Carlia johnstonei, p. 136).
4. Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. ISBN 978-1-92554-671-2. (Carlia johnstonei, pp. 226–227).

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).