Biology:Carinascincus orocryptus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Carinascincus orocryptus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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