Species:

Carlia munda

Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink

Some other names for this species:

White-lipped Rainbow Skink

November 17, 2009
Litchfield National Park, Northern Territory, Australia
Shaded-litter Rainbow Skink (Carlia munda)

I am pretty sure that this lizard is a breeding male Carlia munda, based in part on the pronounced white lip, and on photos like the ones here and here. But I haven’t entirely convinced myself that it’s not a breeding male of the very similar Carlia rufilatus. If you know more, please send me email.

I’ve written up an account of this three-week trip to Australia here.