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  Red-Throated Rainbow-Skink (Carlia rubrigularis)





Red-Throated Rainbow-Skink | Carlia rubrigularis photo
Northern Red-throated Skink, Carlia rubrigularis

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REPTILE FACTS

Description
The Red-Throated Rainbow-Skink body is dark brown with flecks of darker and lighter colours. The head is copper-coloured and males often have bright copper coloured throat. The belly is whitish.

Size
12 cm

Habitat
rainforests and wet eucalypt forests

Range
north east Queensland in Cairns region

distribution map showing range of Carlia rubrigularis in Australia

Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.



Classification
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata (Sauria)
Family:Scincidae
Genus:Carlia
Species:rubrigularis
Common Name:Red-Throated Rainbow-Skink