Carlia leucotaenia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

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

Name

Carlia leucotaenia (Bleeker, 1860)

• Holotype: BMNH. [lost]
• Type locality: “Paulohi”.

Combinations

• Heteropus leucotaenia Bleeker, 1860: 38 [original combination]
• Carlia leucotaenia — Zug, 2004 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Indonesia: Ambon, Seram and adjacent islets.

References

Primary references

• Bleeker, P. 1860. Over de Reptiliën-Fauna van van [sic] Ceram. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië. Vijfde Serie 22: 35–38. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Stubbs, A., Shea, G. & Iskandar, D. 2021. IUCN: Carlia leucotaenia  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T102966344A102966348. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T102966344A102966348.en. Accessed on 28 August 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: White-striped Rainbow-Skink