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

Name

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.

Combinations

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

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • 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 Open access Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Whitsunday Rainbow-skink
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