Scincidae

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Striped Snake-eyed Skink

Striped Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus virgatus (Garman, 1901)

Cryptoblepharus virgatus, the snake-eyed skink, is a small silver-gray striped skink found in northeastern Queensland.

Elegant Snake-eyed Skink

Elegant Snake-eyed Skink

Cryptoblepharus pulcher (Sternfeld, 1918)

The elegant snake-eyed skink, Cryptoblepharus pulcher, is a Scincidae lizard endemic to southern and eastern Australia.

Lively Rainbow Skink

Lively Rainbow Skink

Carlia vivax (De Vis, 1884)

Carlia vivax is an Australian endemic skink species found in New South Wales and Queensland.

Southern Rainbow Skink

Southern Rainbow Skink

Carlia tetradactyla (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)

Carlia tetradactyla, the southern rainbow-skink, is a small colourful lizard found in eastern Australia.

Robust Rainbow Skink

Robust Rainbow Skink

Carlia schmeltzii (Peters, 1867)

The robust rainbow-skink, Carlia schmeltzii, is an oviparous lizard of the Scincidae family endemic to eastern Australia.

Black-throated Rainbow Skink

Black-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia rostralis (De Vis, 1885)

Carlia rostralis is an endemic skink species found in Queensland, Australia's Wet Tropics eastern creeks.

Southern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

Southern Red-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia rubrigularis Ingram & Covacevich, 1989

Carlia rubrigularis is a sexually dimorphic skink species endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Open-litter Rainbow Skink

Open-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia pectoralis (De Vis, 1885)

Carlia pectoralis, the open-litter rainbow-skink, is a Carlia skink endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Blue-throated Rainbow Skink

Blue-throated Rainbow Skink

Carlia rhomboidalis (Peters, 1869)

The blue-throated rainbow-skink, Carlia rhomboidalis, is a species of skink endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia munda (De Vis, 1885)

Carlia munda, the shaded-litter rainbow-skink, is a skink species in genus Carlia endemic to northern Australia.

Lined Rainbow Skink

Lined Rainbow Skink

Carlia jarnoldae Covacevich & Ingram, 1975

Carlia jarnoldae is a small oviparous lizard found in rocky forest and savanna areas, with distinct color markings and tricarinate dorsal scales.

Indonesian Brown Rainbow Skink

Indonesian Brown Rainbow Skink

Carlia fusca (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

Carlia fusca is a species of Carlia skink endemic to Halmahera, Indonesia, and the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.

Bauxite Rainbow Skink

Bauxite Rainbow Skink

Carlia amax Storr, 1974

Carlia amax, the bauxite rainbow-skink, is a skink species in genus Carlia native to northern Australia.

Island Rainbow Skink

Island Rainbow Skink

Carlia ailanpalai Zug, 2004

Carlia ailanpalai, the curious skink, is a skink native to Papua New Guinea, introduced to Weno Island and Guam.

Closed-litter Rainbow Skink

Closed-litter Rainbow Skink

Carlia longipes (Macleay, 1877)

Carlia longipes is an Australian skink found in open forests and rainforest edges of northern Australia with distinct brown coloration and a black lateral stripe.

Six-toothed Rainbow Skink

Six-toothed Rainbow Skink

Carlia sexdentata (Macleay, 1877)

Carlia sexdentata, the six-toothed rainbow-skink, is a skink species endemic to northern Australia.

Orange-flanked Rainbow Skink

Orange-flanked Rainbow Skink

Carlia rubigo Hoskin & Couper, 2012

Carlia rubigo, the orange-flanked rainbow-skink, is an endemic Queensland Australian skink species in the genus Carlia.

Elegant Rainbow Skink

Elegant Rainbow Skink

Carlia decora Hoskin & Couper, 2012

The elegant rainbow skink Carlia decora is a skink species in the Carlia genus, native to Queensland, Australia.

Common Litter Skink

Common Litter Skink

Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus (Bavay, 1869)

Caledoniscincus austrocaledonicus, the common litter skink, is a Scincidae lizard species endemic to New Caledonia.

Rose's Shadeskink

Rose's Shadeskink

Saproscincus rosei Wells & Wellington, 1985

Saproscincus rosei is a skink species commonly called orange-tailed shadeskink, found in eastern Australia.

Gully Shadeskink

Gully Shadeskink

Saproscincus spectabilis (De Vis, 1888)

The gully shadeskink (Saproscincus spectabilis) is a small Australian lizard found in Queensland and New South Wales.

Weasel Shadeskink

Weasel Shadeskink

Saproscincus mustelinus (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)

Saproscincus mustelinus, the southern weasel skink, is a small Australian skink with distinct markings and communal egg-laying.

Pale-lipped Shadeskink

Pale-lipped Shadeskink

Saproscincus basiliscus (Ingram & Rawlinson, 1981)

Pale-lipped shadeskink (Saproscincus basiliscus) is a Scincidae lizard endemic to Queensland, Australia.

Trunk-climbing Skink

Trunk-climbing Skink

Pseudemoia spenceri (Lucas & Frost, 1894)

Pseudemoia spenceri (Spencer's widow-eyed skink) is a viviparous scincid lizard endemic to southeastern Australia.

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