Carlia vivax

Lively Rainbow-skink, Tussock Rainbow-skink at Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

	Carlia vivax	6 Mar 2025	PatrickCampbell2
	Unverified	22 Feb 2025	MazzV

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User's notes

Looks like a reverse of what I thinks of as a copperhead, with it’s slate grey head to just short of the shoulders and a light brown & tan mottled pattern to the end of the tail, divided by a broad & plain light brown dorsal line from the grey neck to the vent region.

2 comments

PatrickCampbell2 wrote:

6 Mar 2025

Looks most like Carlia vivax in my opinion, based on what I can see (the image is not crisp) and nearby records.
@MazzV , you can confirm this by counting the number of toes on the front feet. If it's Carlia sp. as I strongly suspect, there should be only four toes on each front foot.

MazzV wrote:

8 Mar 2025

Thanks @Bushman, your information is ever helpful in culling my misconceptions. Love the distinguishing criteria tips, they are precious gems. Cheers, MazzV

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
MazzV Recorded by
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Skinks Reptiles and Frogs

Additional information

Unknown Gender
Alive / healthy Animal health

Species information

Carlia vivax Scientific name
Lively Rainbow-skink, Tussock Rainbow-skink Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
83m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning

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