Carlia inconnexa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Carlia
Species: Carlia inconnexa

Carlia inconnexa Ingram & Covacevich, 1989

Holotype: AM R47178, ♂, collected by F.A. McNeill.
Type locality: “Hayman Island, ME Queensland (20°03'S, 148°53'E)”.
Etymology: Derived from Latin and meaning ‘unjoined'; in reference to the fact the species is found on offshore islands.

Carlia pectoralis inconnexa Ingram & Covacevich, 1989: 468 [original combination, as subspecies]
Carlia inconnexa — Hoskin & Couper, 2012: 17 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

Ingram, G. & Covacevich, J. 1989. Revision of the genus Carlia (Reptilia, Scincidae) in Australia with comments on Carlia bicarinata of New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27(2): 443–490. BHL Reference page.

Hoskin, C.J. & Couper, P.J. 2012. Description of two new Carlia species (Reptilia: Scincidae) from north-east Australia, elevation of Carlia pectoralis inconnexa Ingram & Covacevich 1989 to full species status, and redescription of Carlia pectoralis (de Vis 1884). Zootaxa 3546(1): 1–28. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3546.1.1 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Carlia rubrigularis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 April 2020.
Shea, G. & Hoskin, C. 2018. IUCN: Carlia inconnexa (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178275A101753203. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178275A101753203.en

English: Whitsunday Rainbow-skink