Carlia tetradactyla
Species of lizard
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Carlia tetradactyla, the southern rainbow-skink, is a small species of colourful lizard found in Australia.
| Carlia tetradactyla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Carlia |
| Species: | C. tetradactyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879) | |
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A synonym for the species is Mocoa tetradactyla, published with a description by A. W. E. O'Shaughnessy in 1879.[2]
Its distribution range includes the states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. The type locality is labelled as Queensland, but this is uncertain.[3]