Carlia storri
(Skink)
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FAMILY |
Scincidae |
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Species |
Carlia storri |
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Common name |
Skink |
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Main colour |
Brown to pale olive-brown |
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Body size |
Snout to vent 4.6 cm, tail to 5.5 cm long |
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Location |
Cairns |
Description
This skink is found in a variety of habitats particularly where it is shaded and humid and grass is present. The body is brown to pale olive-brown and there is a narrow paler vertebral stripe present in both sexes but in the female there may be additional stripes. The breeding males flush orange. Four fingers per forelimb, 5 toes per hindlimb.