Species Carlia schmeltzii (Peters, 1867)
Robust Rainbow-skink
- Heteropus schmeltzii Peters, W. 1867. Herpetologische notizen. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867: 13-37 [1868 on title page] [23].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB 5750, Rockhampton, QLD. - Carlia prava Covacevich, J. & Ingram, G. 1975. Three new species of rainbow skinks of the genus Carlia from northern Queensland. Victorian Naturalist 92: 19-22 [22, pl. 1c].
Type data:
Holotype QM J14101, Magnificent Creek, Kowanyama (Mitchell River Mission), QLD [15°18'S 141°44'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [140]
Generic Combinations
- Carlia schmeltzii (Peters, 1867).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, open scrub, oviparous.
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] (Robust Rainbow-skink)
History of changes
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