Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975) (Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975))
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Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975)

Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975)

Carinascincus greeni, the alpine cool-skink, is an endemic Tasmanian ovoviviparous skink species living in high-altitude habitats.

Family
Genus
Carinascincus
Order
Class
Squamata

About Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975)

The alpine cool-skink, scientifically named Carinascincus greeni, is also commonly known as the northern snow skink. It is a species of lizard belonging to the family Scincidae, and it is endemic to Tasmania, Australia. This species prefers natural habitats of rocky areas and freshwater wetlands, located at altitudes above 1,000 m (3,300 ft), above the tree line. Carinascincus greeni is ovoviviparous, and produces litters of two or three newborns at a time.

Photo: (c) Nuytsia@Tas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Carinascincus

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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