Carinascincus orocryptus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Carinascincus
Species: Carinascincus orocryptus

Name

Carinascincus orocryptus (Hutchinson, Schwaner & Medlock, 1988)

• Holotype: TM C685, adult ♂, collected on 31 January 1987 by M.N. Hutchinson & T.D. Schwaner.
• Type locality: “High Camp Memorial Hut on Mt Anne Trail, upper slopes of Mt Eliza[, Tasmania, Australia] (42°58’S 146°24’E), 970 m elevation”.
• Paratypes (25): TM C657-679, C684, C776; same locality and collection data as the holotype.

Combinations

• Leiolopisma orocryptum Hutchinson, Schwaner & Medlock, 1988: 67 [original combination]
• Niveoscincus orocryptus — Hutchinson et al. 1990: 544 [subsequent combination]
• Carinascincus orocryptus — Couper, Covacevich, Amey & Baker, 2006: 380 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Hutchinson, M.N., Schwaner, T.D. & Medlock, K. 1988. A new species scincid lizard (Lygosominae: Leiolopisma) from the highlands of Tasmania. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 100: 67–73. Reference page. 
• 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. DOI: 10.1071/ZO9900535 Reference page. 
• Couper, P.J., Covacevich, J.A., Amey, A.P. & Baker, A.M. 2006. The genera of skinks (Family Scincidae) of Australia and its island territories: diversity, distribution and identification. pp. 367–383 in Merrick, J.R., Archer, M., Hickey, G.M. & Lee, M.S.Y. (eds). Evolution and Biogeography of Australasian Vertebrates. Auscipub Pty Ltd.: Sydney. 942 pp. ISBN 0975779001 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Carinascincus orocryptus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 July 2018.
• Chapple, D.C, Michael, D., Robertson, P., Clemann, N. & Wapstra, E. 2017. IUCN: Niveoscincus orocryptus  (Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T109480708A109480722. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T109480708A109480722.en

Vernacular names

English: Tasmanian Mountain Skink