Carinascincus orocryptus

Taxonavigation

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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

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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

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

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Tasmanian Mountain Skink