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Northern Red Throated Skink

Carlia rubrigularis Ingram & Covacevich 1989

Distribution

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Continent: Australia
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
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Carlia rubrigularis

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Carlia rubrigularis, the red-throated rainbow-skink or the northern red-throated skink is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.[2]

C. rubrigularis, provides an example of sexual dimorphism. Males display red throat coloration, while females exhibit pale pink. Throat coloration in males has been observed to become exaggerated during breeding season.[3]

The reproduction period for female C. rubrigularis occurs from July-April.[4]

References

  1. ^ Shea, G.; Hoskin, C. (2018). "Carlia rubrigularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178275A101753203. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178275A101753203.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Carlia rubrigularis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ Manicom, Carryn; Alford, Ross; Schoener, Thomas; Schwarzkopf, Lin (June 2014). "Mechanisms causing variation in sexual size dimorphism in three sympatric, congeneric lizards". Ecology. 6 (95): 1531–1544. doi:10.1890/13-0693.1. PMID 25039218.
  4. ^ Goodman, Brett (Jan 2006). "The effects of maternal size on clutch traits in a tropical invariant-clutch lizard, Carlia rubrigularis (Scincidae)". Amphibia-Reptilia. 27 (4): 505–511. doi:10.1163/156853806778877167.
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Carlia rubrigularis: Brief Summary

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Carlia rubrigularis, the red-throated rainbow-skink or the northern red-throated skink is a species of skink in the genus Carlia. It is endemic to Queensland, Australia.

C. rubrigularis, provides an example of sexual dimorphism. Males display red throat coloration, while females exhibit pale pink. Throat coloration in males has been observed to become exaggerated during breeding season.

The reproduction period for female C. rubrigularis occurs from July-April.

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