Tasmanian Mountain Skink

Tasmanian Mountain Skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Lygosominae
Genus:	Niveoscincus
Species:	N. orocryptus
Binomial name
Niveoscincus orocryptus (Hutchinson, Schwaner & Medlock, 1988)

The Tasmanian Mountain Skink (Niveoscincus orocryptus) is a skink endemic to Tasmania, Australia. It is viviparous and mainly found in alpine areas, though occurring down to sea-level in the south-west of the state.^[1]

References

1. ^ TPWS: Wildlife of Tasmania – Mountain Skink

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