Carlia jarnoldae

(Lined Rainbow Skink)

Description

This skink which is chiefly found in woodland is sometimes referred to as the ‘Jewel skink’. The colour of the body varies according to sex; the breeding male is brown with dark stripes and blue spots on the upper portion of the flank, the lower portion has an orange stripe; the female is brown with darker flecks and a white stripe on the flank. The lower eyelid is normal and the forelimbs have 4 fingers or digits but there are 5 on the hind limbs.

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