Alpine cool-skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Carinascincus |
Species: | C. greeni
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Binomial name | |
Carinascincus greeni (Rawlinson, 1975)
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The alpine cool-skink (Carinascincus greeni),[2] also known commonly as the northern snow skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Tasmania in Australia.
The specific name, greeni, is in honor of Tasmanian ornithologist Robert "Bob" Green.[3]
The preferred natural habitats of C. greeni are rocky areas and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes higher than 1,000 m (3,300 ft), above the tree line.[1]
C. greeni is ovoviviparous.[2] Litter size is two or three newborns.[1]