Pseudemoia cryodroma HUTCHINSON & DONNELLAN, 1992

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Higher Taxa	Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Alpine Bog Skink
Synonym	Pseudemoia cryodroma HUTCHINSON & DONNELLAN 1992: 245 Leiolopisma entrecasteauxii Group 2 — DONNELLAN and HUTCHINSON 1990: 151 Pseudemoia cryodroma — COGGER 2000: 765 Claireascincus cryodroma — GREER 2005 (online) Pseudemoia cryodroma — WILSON & SWAN 2010
Distribution	Australia (Victoria) Type locality: Mt Baw Alpine Village, circa 1550 m elevation (37°50'S; 146°17'E)
Reproduction	ovovivparous;<br /><br />Hybridization: Pseudemoia cryodroma, P. entrecasteauxii and P. pagenstecheri hybridise (Haines et al. 2016).
Types	Holotype: NMV D62139
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: HUTCHINSON & DONNELLAN 1992
Comment
Etymology	Noun in apposition from the Greek kruos, frost, and dromas, a runner, alluding to the cold climate of the species' habitat.
References	Clemann, Nick 2002. Notes on the threatened endemic Victorian alpine bog skink Pseudemoia cryodroma Hutchinson and Donnellan 1992 (Scincidae: Lygosominae): A range extension, habitat preferences and identification difficulties. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 32(1):49-53 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 Haines, M L; J Melville, J Sumner, N Clemann, D G Chapple and D Stuart-Fox 2016. Geographic variation in hybridisation and ecological differentiation between three syntopic, morphologically similar species of montane lizards. Molecular Ecology, DOI: 10.1111/mec.13652 - get paper here Hutchinson M N. DONNELLAN S C. 1992. Taxonomy and genetic variation in the Australian lizards of the genus Pseudemoia (Scincidae Lygosominae). Journal of Natural History 26 (1): 215-264. - get paper here 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://www.lacerta.de/AS/Taxon.php?Genus=50&Species=269 http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/cryolive1.htm http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/cryolive2.htm http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/bioinformatics/lizards/images/cryolive3.htm http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Scincidae/Pseudemoia… Google images

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