Carlia rubrigularis
Species of lizard
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Carlia rubrigularis, the red-throated rainbow-skink or the northern red-throated skink is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.[2]
| Carlia rubrigularis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carlia |
| Species: | C. rubrigularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carlia rubrigularis Ingram & Covacevich, 1989 | |
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C. rubrigularis, provides an example of sexual dimorphism. Males display red throat coloration, while females exhibit pale pink. Throat coloration in males has been observed to become exaggerated during breeding season.[3]
The reproduction period for female C. rubrigularis occurs from July-April.[4]