---
title: "Bauxite Rainbow Skink"
description: "Carlia amax — Reptilien. Carlia amax is a species of skink, commonly known as the bauxite rainbow-skink, in the genus Carlia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/bauxite-rainbow-skink
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bauxite Rainbow Skink

> Carlia amax — Reptilien. Carlia amax is a species of skink, commonly known as the bauxite rainbow-skink, in the genus Carlia.

- Scientific name: *Carlia amax*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptilien)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 688
- Wikidata: [Q2939091](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2939091)
- iNaturalist taxon: [37272](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/37272)

## Names

- en: Bauxite Rainbow Skink

## Countries with the most observations

AU (561)

## Summary

Carlia amax is a species of skink, commonly known as the bauxite rainbow-skink, in the genus Carlia. It is native to northern Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlia_amax

## Photo

![Bauxite Rainbow Skink](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bauxite-rainbow-skink/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170982477

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bauxite-rainbow-skink?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).