Carlia tetradactyla (Southern Rainbow Skink)
Common name: Southern Rainbow-skink. SVL: 50mm
The Southern Rainbow-skink is one of thirty species of four-fingered or rainbow-skinks (Carlia). Four-fingered or rainbow skinks have four front and five back digits and belong to the Eugongylus Group of skinks. There is only one species in the Canberra region and is characterised by two broad relish-orange lateral stripes and four digits on front limbs.
Distribution: Found in Canberra in higher woodlands areas but rarely south of Canberra. Likely common on the western slopes.
Carlia tetradactyla is listed in the following regions:
Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Albury, Wodonga | Central West NSW
Species information
- Carlia tetradactyla Scientific name
- Southern Rainbow Skink Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 804.2m Recorded at altitude
- 67 images trained Machine learning
Location information
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Maps
Bluetts Block (402, 403, 12, 11) Bullen Range Cotter Reserve Denman Prospect 2 Estate Deferred Area (Block 12) Gigerline Nature Reserve Googong Foreshore Illilanga & Baroona Kambah Pool Mount Taylor Namadgi National Park Rugosa Stony Creek Stranger Pond Swamp Creek Tuggeranong Hill Urambi Hills Wandiyali-Environa Conservation Area Yass Gorge -
Places
Kambah, ACT Michelago, NSW Yass River, NSW
