Carlia storri explained

Carlia storri, also known commonly as the brown bicarinate rainbow-skink or Storr's carlia, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species was first described by Glen Joseph Ingram and Jeanette Covacevich in 1989. It is native to Papua New Guinea and the Australian state of Queensland.

Etymology

The specific name, storri, is in honour of Australian herpetologist Glen Milton Storr.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. storri are the supralittoral zone, shrubland, savanna, and forest, at altitudes from sea level to 200m (700feet).

Reproduction

Carlia storri usually have two clutches of eggs per year, with two eggs per clutch.^[2]

Further reading

• Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. .
• Wilson, Steve; Swan, Gerry (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. .

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Carlia storri, p. 256).
2. Book: Rowland . Peter . A Naturalist's Guide to the Reptiles of Australia . Farrell . Chris . 15 July 2021 . . 978-1-912081-03-5 . 2nd . 68.