Species Carlia vivax (De Vis, 1884)
Lively Rainbow Skink, Tussock Rainbow-skink
- Myophila vivax De Vis, C.W. 1884. New Queensland lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1: 77-78 [77].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QM (presumed lost, see Covacevich, J. 1971. Amphibian and reptile type specimens in the Queensland Museum. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 49–68), Brisbane and neighbourhood, QLD.
Generic Combinations
- Carlia vivax (De Vis, 1884).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Diurnal, low open woodland, low woodland, open forest, oviparous, terrestrial, woodland.
General References
Greer, A.E. 1980. Critical thermal maximum temperatures in Australian scincid lizards: their ecological and evolutionary significance. Australian Journal of Zoology 28: 91-102
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] (Tussock Rainbow-skink)
History of changes
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07-Feb-2024 | 20-Aug-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
07-Feb-2024 | 16-Dec-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |