Species Carlia rhomboidalis (Peters, 1869)
Blue-throated Rainbow-skink
- Heteropus rhomboidalis Peters, W. 1869. Neue Gattungen und neue oder weniger bekannte Arten von Amphibien; Nachtrag. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869: 445-447 [446].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.8.16.57, Port Mackay, QLD and Australia; ZMB 6509 5 specimens, Port Mackay; ZMH 931 (probable), Australia.
Generic Combinations
- Carlia rhomboidalis (Peters, 1869).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, oviparous, terrestrial.
General References
Mitchell, F.J. 1953. A brief revision of the four-fingered members of the genus Leiolopisma (Lacertilia). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 11: 75-90
Wilhoft, D.C. 1963. Gonadal histology and seasonal changes in the tropical Australian lizard, Leiolopisma rhomboidalis. Journal of Morphology 113: 185-204
Wilhoft, D.C. 1963. Reproduction in the tropical Australian skink, Leiolopisma rhomboidalis. American Midland Naturalist 70: 442-461
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [24] (Blue-throated Rainbow-skink)
History of changes
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| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
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