The Black Mountain rainbow-skink (''Liburnascincus scirtetis'') is an

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

species that inhabits a total of on Kalkajaka in

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. The species is 70 mm long with a weight between 4 and 6 grams.

References

Liburnascincus Skinks of Australia Reptiles described in 1980 Taxa named by Glen Joseph Ingram Taxa named by Jeanette Covacevich {{eugongylinae-stub