Carlia jarnoldae
| Carlia jarnoldae | |
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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. jarnoldae
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| Binomial name | |
| Carlia jarnoldae Covacevich & Ingram, 1975
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Carlia jarnoldae, also known commonly as the lined rainbow-skink or the lined rainbow skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Eugongylinae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the state of Queensland in Australia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, jarnoldae, is in honor of Australian zoologist Jennifer "Jenny" Mary Arnold.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of C. jarnoldae is rocky areas of forest and savanna.[1]
Description
[edit]C. jarnoldae may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of almost 5 cm (2.0 in). Its dorsal scales are tricarinate (each with three keels). Dorsally, it has 5–7 black lines. The upper flanks are black, with small light blue spots. The lower flanks and the front legs are bright orange. There is a white lateral stripe which begins on the upper labials, and runs through the ear opening and along the neck.[4]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Hoskin, C.; Couper, P. (2018). "Carlia jarnoldae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102966316A102966319. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102966316A102966319.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Carlia jarnoldae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Carlia jarnoldae, p. 133).
- ^ 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 jarnoldae, pp. 226–227).
Further reading
[edit]- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Covacevich J, Ingram G (1975). "Three new species of rainbow skinks of the genus Carlia from Northern Queensland". Victorian Naturalist 92 (1–2): 19–22. (Carlia jarnoldae, new species, pp. 19–20, Plate 1a).
- Langkilde, Tracy; Schwarzkopf, Lin (2003). "Observations of Mating Behavior and Reproduction in the Scincid Carlia jarnoldae". Herpetological Review 34 (4): 325–327.
- Langkilde, Tracy; Schwarzkopf, Lin; Alford, Ross A. (2005). "The Function of Tail Displays in Male Rainbow Skinks (Carlia jarnoldae)". Journal of Herpetology 39 (2): 325–328.