Carlia johnstonei explained

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.

Etymology

The specific name, johnstonei, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Ronald Eric Johnstone.^[1]

Geographic range

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. johnstonei are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes as high as .

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 .^[2]

Reproduction

C. johnstonei is oviparous.

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• 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).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]
2. [species:Steve K. Wilson|Wilson S]