Carlia tetradactyla

{{Short description|Species of lizard}}

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| image = Carlia tetradactyla.jpg

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Shea, G. |author2=Cogger, H. |author3=Greenlees, M. |date=2018 |title=Carlia tetradactyla |volume=2018 |page=e.T178626A101750649 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T178626A101750649.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}

| taxon = Carlia tetradactyla

| authority = (O'Shaughnessy, 1879)

| range_map = Carlia tetradactyla distribution.png

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Carlia tetradactyla, the southern rainbow-skink, is a small species of colourful lizard found in Australia.

A synonym for the species is Mocoa tetradactyla, published with a description by A. W. E. O'Shaughnessy in 1879.O'Shaughnessy, A.W.E. 1879, "Description of new species of lizards in the collection of the British Museum", Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 5, vol. 4, pp. 300-301

Its distribution range includes the states of Victoria, New South Wales, and Queensland. The type locality is labelled as Queensland, but this is uncertain.{{cite web |last1= Atlas of Living Australia |authorlink =Atlas of Living Australia |title=Carlia tetradactyla : Southern Rainbow-Skink |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:62899b28-f5f4-4e3a-9085-f3afb82e5b87 |website=bie.ala.org.au |accessdate=20 July 2019 |language=en-AU}}