Carinascincus orocryptus

Species of lizard

Carinascincus orocryptus

Conservation status

Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Scincidae
Genus:  | Carinascincus
Species:  |

C. orocryptus

Binomial name
Carinascincus orocryptus

(Hutchinson, Schwaner & Medlock, 1988)

Synonyms

* Niveoscincus orocryptus

Carinascincus orocryptus, the heath cool-skink, mountain skink or Tasmanian mountain skink, is a skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is viviparous and mainly found in alpine areas, though occurring down to sea-level in the south-west of the state.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Chapple, D.G.; Michael, D.; Robertson, P.; Clemann, N.; Wapstra, E. (2017). "Carinascincus orocryptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T109480708A109480722. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480708A109480722.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
2. ^ TPWS: Wildlife of Tasmania – Mountain Skink

Taxon identifiers

Carinascincus orocryptus|

* Wikidata: Q55419086
* Wikispecies: Carinascincus orocryptus
* AFD: Carinascincus_orocryptus
* CoL: 886FC
* GBIF: 7687043
* iNaturalist: 552264
* IUCN: 109480708
* NCBI: 2843325
* RD: orocryptus

Niveoscincus orocryptus|

* Wikidata: Q3342283
* ADW: Niveoscincus_orocryptus
* GBIF: 2461524
* iNaturalist: 37892
* IRMNG: 10366708
* uBio: 209601

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