Carlia rostralis (DE VIS, 1885)

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Black-throated Rainbow-skink, Hooded Rainbow Skink
Synonym	Heteropus rostralis DE VIS 1885: 171 Carlia longipes — COGGER 1983: 138 Carlia rostralis — INGRAM & COVACEVICH 1989 Carlia rostralis — COGGER 2000: 397 Carlia rostralis — DOLMAN & HUGALL 2008
Distribution	Australia (Queensland) Type locality: Cardwell, Qld.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: QM J230
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin rostrum plus the suffix -alis (relating to). The reference to the snout is unclear, as de Vis makes no special mention of the snout in this species, although it, as in several other related species, is relatively long. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	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 De Vis, C. W. 1885. A conspect of the genus Heteropus. Proc. Roy. Soc. Queensland 1: 166-173 - get paper here 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 DONNELLAN, S.C.; P.J. COUPER, K. M. SAINT & L. WHEATON 2009. Systematics of the Carlia ‘fusca’ complex (Reptilia: Scincidae) from northern Australia. Zootaxa 2227: 1-31 - 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 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.biol.lu.se/zooekologi/jon/herpbild/herpbild.htm (identity… http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/tbiol/zoology/herp/Carliarostralis.PDF http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Carlia/rostralis Google images

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