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Rough Brown Rainbow Skink
Carlia johnstonei
Carlia johnstonei, also known commonly as the rough brown rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.
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Description
C. johnstonei has two strong keels on each dorsal scale. The ear opening has a long sharp anterior lobule. Small for its genus, average adult snout-to-vent length (SVL) is 4.3 cm (1.7 in).
Range & habitat
C. johnstonei is found in Kimberley region, which is the northernmost region of Western Australia.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
The specific name, johnstonei, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Ronald Eric Johnstone.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Carlia johnstonei in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 37268.