Carinascincus 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]
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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) | |
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References
- Chapple, D.C, Michael, D., Robertson, P., Clemann, N. & Wapstra, E. 2017. Niveoscincus orocryptus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109480708A109480722. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480708A109480722.en. Downloaded on 03 September 2018.
- TPWS: Wildlife of Tasmania – Mountain Skink
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