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Closed-litter Rainbow-skink

Carlia longipes

Classification

Family
Scincidae

Carlia longipes is a species of skink, commonly known as closed-litter rainbow-skink, in the subfamily Eugongylinae. Habitat and range An Australian skink found in open forest and the edges of rainforest, from Hinchinbrook Island to Cooktown in north-east Queensland, Cape York Peninsula and eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Description It has a snout to vent length of 55mm, with four fingers and five toes.

Distribution

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