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Robust Rainbow Skink
Carlia schmeltzii
Family :"Skinks"
 Scincidae
Description :Body 69mm. Olive-brown, flanks grey-brown, paler bronzy-brown on head, back with scattered darker and paler flecks, lower flanks paler brown with scattered pale spots. Breeding male with lower flanks red.
Typical Habitat :Open eucalypt forest and woodland, mainly amoung rock outcrops and stony hills.
Distribution :Weipa to Coff's Harbour.
Introduced :No
Seen North Qld :  Yes

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