Lygisaurus rimula (INGRAM & COVACEVICH, 1980)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Crevice Rainbow-skink
Synonym	Carlia rimula INGRAM & COVACEVICH in BAILEY & STEVENS 1980 Carlia rimula — COGGER 1983: 140 Carlia rimula — INGRAM & COVACEVICH 1989 Carlia rimula — COGGER 2000: 396 Carlia rimula — DOLMAN & HUGALL 2008 Lygisaurus rimula — BRAGG et al. 2018
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: second Claudie River crossing, Iron Range road, via Coen, in 12° 44’ S, 143'13’ E, NE Qld.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J24603; paratypes: QM, AMS
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A small, short-legged, rock-dwelling Carlia distinguished from all members of this genus except C. scirtetis and C. coensis, in having smoothly curved posterior edges to the mid-dorsal scales, weakly quadricarinate (occasionally with five carinations) dorsal scales; carinations composed of 2-5 small points. For features which distinguish C. rimula from C. scirtetis see diagnosis for the latter species. C. rimula may be distinguished from C. coensis by mid-body scale count (26-30 vs 36-45), colour and pattern (dark brown with gold/silver dorsolateral lines and a midlateralline vs almost black with striking, irregular and broken, gold, dorsolateral, vertebral and midlaterallines), in having short limbs, and in being dorsoventrally depressed (from Ingram & Covacevich 1980: 46). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 1307 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Carlia rimula is nested within Lygisaurus, with L. parrhasius as sister species, in a comprehensive genetic analysis of 1384 exon sequences (Bragg et al. 2018)
Etymology	From the Latin rimula (a little cleft), alluding to the rock-dwelling behaviour of this species, which shelters in narrow crevices. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Bragg, J. G., Potter, S., Afonso Silva, A. C., Hoskin, C. J., Bai, B. Y. H., & Moritz, C. 2018. Phylogenomics of a rapid radiation: the Australian rainbow skinks. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18(1), 15 - get paper here Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 Dolman, Gaynor & Andrew F. Hugall 2008. Combined mitochondrial and nuclear data enhance resolution of a rapid radiation of Australian rainbow skinks (Scincidae: Carlia). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 49 (3): 782-794 - get paper here Ingram G; Covacevich J 1989. Revision of the genus Carlia (Reptilia, Scincidae) in Australia with comments on Carlia bicarinata of New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27 (2): 443-490 - get paper here Ingram, G. J. & Covacevich, J. 1980. Two new lygosomine skinks endemic to Cape York Peninsula. In: Stevens, N. C. & Bailey, A. (eds.) Contemporary Cape York. Brisbane: Royal Society of Queensland, pp. 45-48. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Carlia/rimula Google images

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