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Carinascincus orocryptus (HUTCHINSON, SCHWANER & MEDLOCK, 1988)

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Higher TaxaScincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Heath Cool-skink, Mountain Skink 
SynonymLeiolopisma orocryptum HUTCHINSON et al. 1988
Niveoscincus orocryptus — HUTCHINSON et al. 1990
Pseudemoia orocrypta — FRANK & RAMUS 1995
Niveoscincus orocryptus — MELVILLE & SWAIN 2000
Niveoscincus orocrypta — COGGER 2000: 567
Carinascincus orocryptus — GREER 2005 (online)
Carinascincus orocryptus — COUPER et al. 2006: 380
Niveoscincus orocryptus — WILSON & SWAN 2013
Niveoscincus orocryptus — COGGER 2014: 429 
DistributionAustralia (Tasmania)

Type locality: High Camp Memorial Hut on Mt Anne Trail, upper slopes of Mt Eliza, 970 m, Tasmania (42°58’S 146°24’E)  
Reproductionovovivparous 
TypesHolotype: DNMNH (= TM) C685 (MN Hutchinson & TD Schwaner, 31.i.1987). 
Diagnosis 
CommentHabitat: Arboreal, Sub-alpine sclerophyll woodland, elevation 1100 m. 
EtymologyThe specific name comes from the Greek oros (mountain) and kryptos (hidden), referring to the fact that the species has remained hitherto undetected in its montane habitat (Hutchinson et al., 1988). (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
  • Hutchinson M N; Donnellan S C; Baverstock P R; Krieg M; Simms S; Burgin S 1990. Immunological relationships and generic revision of the Australian lizards assigned to the genus Leiolopisma (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Australian Journal of Zoology 38 (5): 535-554 - get paper here
  • Hutchinson M N; Schwaner T D; Medlock K 1988. A new species scincid lizard (Lygosominae: Leiolopisma) from the highlands of Tasmania. ROYAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA PROCEEDINGS 100 1988: 67-73
  • Hutchinson,M.D. & Schwaner,T.D. 1991. Genetic relationships among the Tasmanian scincid lizards of the genus Niveoscincus. Journal of Herpetology 25 (1): 49-58 - get paper here
  • Melville, Jane; Swain, Roy 2000. Evolutionary relationships between morphology, performance and habitat openness in the lizard genus Niveoscincus (Scincidae: Lygosominae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 70: 667–683. - get paper here
  • Melville,J. & SWAIN,R. 2000. Mitochondrial DNA-sequence based phylogeny and biogeography of the snow skinks (Squamata: Scincidae: Niveoscincus) of Tasmania. Herpetologica 56 (2): 196-208 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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