Carlia rubigo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Carlia
Species: Carlia rubigo

Name

• Carlia rubigo Hoskin & Couper, 2012: 11, figs. 1A & B, 2BN, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B, 7B, 8B, 9B, 10D

Holotype: QMJ 90885, male; C. Hoskin, 13 February 2011.

Type locality: AUSTRALIA: Magnetic Island, Gustav Ck (19°08'50"S, 146°50'41"E), north-east Queensland.

Etymology: From the Latin rubigo, meaning ‘rust'. In reference to the rusty orange colouration on this species, particularly on the flanks of males.

References

Primary references

• Hoskin, C.J. & Couper, P.J. 2012. Description of two new Carlia species (Reptilia: Scincidae) from north-east Australia, elevation of Carlia pectoralis inconnexa Ingram & Covacevich 1989 to full species status, and redescription of Carlia pectoralis (de Vis 1884). Zootaxa 3546(1): 1–28. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3546.1.1 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Orange-flanked Rainbow Skink