--- id: cfc0b1af-8427-4d69-acd7-415fa962ae61 title: 'Lygisaurus rimula: Crevice Rainbow-skink' abstract: Lygisaurus rimula, commonly known as the crevice rainbow-skink, is a species of skink native to Queensland, Australia. It belongs to the family Scincidae and is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species was originally described as Carlia rimula before being reclassified into the genus Lygisaurus. classification: primary: '597.9' secondary: - '591.5' - '59' udc_main_class: '5' tags: - Lygisaurus rimula - skink - reptile - herpetology - Australian fauna - Scincidae topics: - Zoology - Herpetology - Biology author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:28:36.998403' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:12:43.006908' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygisaurus_rimula format: url_fetch udc_label: Ornithology, birds version: '1' --- ## Card: Lygisaurus rimula: Crevice Rainbow-skink Lygisaurus rimula, commonly known as the crevice rainbow-skink, is a species of skink native to Queensland, Australia. It belongs to the family Scincidae and is currently listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. The species was originally described as Carlia rimula before being reclassified into the genus Lygisaurus. ## Classification Primary: 597.9 | Secondary: 591.5, 59 | Tags: Lygisaurus rimula, skink, reptile, herpetology, Australian fauna, Scincidae | Topics: Zoology, Herpetology, Biology ## Content Lygisaurus rimula - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 References Toggle the table of contents Lygisaurus rimula 7 languages Cebuano Euskara Français Svenska Українська Tiếng Việt Winaray Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikispecies Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Species of lizard Lygisaurus rimula Conservation status Least Concern  ( IUCN 3.1 ) [ 1 ] Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Scincidae Genus: Lygisaurus Species: L. rimula Binomial name Lygisaurus rimula Ingram & Covacevich , 1980 Synonyms Carlia rimula Lygisaurus rimula , the crevice rainbow-skink , is a species of skink found in Queensland in Australia. [ 2 ] References [ edit ] ^ Couper, P.; Hoskin, C.; Amey, A. (2018). " Carlia rimula " . IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T102966705A102966736. doi : 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T102966705A102966736.en . Retrieved 15 March 2020 . ^ Lygisaurus rimula at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 22 September 2019. Taxon identifiers Carlia rimula Wikidata : Q2939117 Wikispecies : Lygisaurus rimula ADW : Carlia_rimula AFD : Carlia_rimula GBIF : 5225051 iNaturalist : 37258 IRMNG : 10370518 IUCN : 102966705 NCBI : 1857313 Observation.org : 938693 Open Tree of Life : 4123676 RD : rimula This Eugongylinae article is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information . v t e Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lygisaurus_rimula&oldid=1314911635 " Categories : IUCN Red List least concern species Lygisaurus Reptiles described in 1980 Skinks of Australia Endemic fauna of Australia Taxa named by Glen Joseph Ingram Taxa named by Jeanette Covacevich Eugongylinae stubs Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles with 'species' microformats Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN All stub articles This page was last edited on 3 October 2025, at 21:32  (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. , a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Legal & safety contacts Code of Conduct Developers Statistics Cookie statement Mobile view Search Search Toggle the table of contents Lygisaurus rimula 7 languages Add topic ## Source - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lygisaurus_rimula