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Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Queensland)
Type locality: Rockhampton im nordÃ¶stlichen Australien. prava: Australia (Queensland);
Type locality: Magnificent Creek, Kowanyama (Mitchell River Mission), (15° 18 S, 141° 44 E); Holotype: QM J14101.

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Carlia schmeltzii

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Carlia schmeltzii, known commonly as the robust rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Australia.

Etymology

The specific name, schmeltzii, is in honor of German ethnographer Johannes Dietrich Eduard Schmeltz.^[3]

Geographic range

C. schmeltzii is native to New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. schmeltzii are rocky areas, shrubland, savanna, and forest.^[1]

Reproduction

C. schmeltzii is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Vanderduys, E.; Venz, M.; Wilson, S.; Sanderson, C.; Hobson, R. (2018). "Carlia schmeltzii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T102966873A102966897. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102966873A102966897.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carlia schmeltzii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Carlia schmeltzii, p. 236).

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Carlia schmeltzii: Brief Summary