Cyclodomorphus praealtus SHEA, 1995

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Egerniinae (Tiliquini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Alpine She-Oak Skink, Alpine She-Oak Slender Bluetongue
Synonym	Cyclodomorphus praealtus SHEA 1995: 105 Cyclodomorphus praealtus — COGGER 2000: 755 Cyclodomorphus praealtus — WILSON & SWAN 2010 Cyclodomorphus praealtus — SUMNER et al. 2021
Distribution	Australia (Australian Alps, Victoria, New South Wales), elevation above 1500 m Type locality: Three Mile Dam, Kiandra.
Reproduction	ovoviviparous
Types	Holotype: NMV D39148 PARATYPES: AM R57876, R64896, ANWC R5127-28, MV [Museum of Victoria Melbourne] D8937, D39130, D39I32, D39134-37, D39147, D39149-50, D39194-95, D50053, D56467, D56483.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A small Cyclodomorphus (maximum SVL 114 mm), differing from all other species in the combination of prefrontal usually contacting, postnarial groove absent, postmental usually contacting two infralabials on each side, subcaudal scales 48-57, midbody scales 24-26, supraciliaries modally five and adult dorsal colour pattern complex, including dark edges to scales and scattered paler scales. (Shea 1995). Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. However, these details, e.g. detailed descriptions (about about .15 pages) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us if you need any of this material.
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Etymology	From the Latin prae- (very) plus altus (high), referring to the high altitude of the species' distribution. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp. Couper, P., Covacevich, J., Amey, A. & Baker, A. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. in: Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds.). Evolution and Zoogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Australian Scientific Publishing, Sydney, pp. 367-384 Osborne, W.S. and Green, K. 1995. Cyclodomorphus praealtus (Reptilia, Squamata): a Proposal That Availability of the Specific Name be Taken from the Intended Description by Shea, 1995. Bull. Zool. Nomenclature 52 (3):257-258 - get paper here Shea G M. 1995. A taxonomic revision of the Cyclodomorphus casuarinae complex (Squamata: Scincidae). Rec. Austral. Mus. 47 (1): 83-115. - get paper here SUMNER, JOANNA, MARGARET L. HAINES, PETER LAWRENCE, JENNY LAWRENCE & NICK CLEMANN. 2021. Phylogenetic placement of a recently discovered population of the threatened alpine she-oak skink Cyclodomorphus praealtus (Squamata: Scincidae) in Victoria. Memoirs of Museum Victoria 80: 153–157. - get paper here Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp. Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/scincidae.pdf http://collections.museumvictoria.com.au/webmedia.php?irn=189042&size… http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/praelive1.htm http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/praelive2.htm http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Cyclodomorphus… Google images

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