Carlia johnstonei, also known commonly as the rough brown rainbow-skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to the Australian state of Western Australia.
Etymology The specific name, johnstonei, is in honor of Australian ornithologist Ronald Eric Johnstone.Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Carlia johnstonei, p. 136).
Geographic range C. johnstonei is found in Kimberley region, which is the northernmost region of Western Australia.
Habitat The preferred natural habitats of C. johnstonei are forest, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes as high as .
Description C. johnstonei has two strong keels on each dorsal scale. The ear opening has a long sharp anterior lobule. Small for its genus, average adult snout-to-vent length (SVL) is .Wilson S, Swan G (2023). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Sixth Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland Publishers. 688 pp. . (Carlia johnstonei, pp. 226–227).
Reproduction C. johnstonei is oviparous.
References
Further reading Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. . Storr GM (1974). "The Genus Carlia (Lacertilia, Scincidae) in Western Australia and Northern Territory". Records of the Western Australian Museum 3 (2): 151–165. (Carlia johnstonei, new species, pp. 162–165, Figure 4).