Alpine she-oak skink
| Alpine she-oak skink | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Cyclodomorphus |
| Species: | C. praealtus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclodomorphus praealtus | |
The alpine she-oak skink (Cyclodomorphus praealtus) also known as the alpine she-oak slender bluetongue is an endangered species of lizard in the family Scincidae and is endemic to the Australian Alps.[2][3]
Taxonomy
This species was first scientifically described in 1995 by Australian herpetologist Glenn Michael Shea from the holotype collected at Three Mile Dam in Kiandra by W.A. Rawlinson in 1967. The species name praealtus derives from Latin prae- (meaning very) and altus (meaning high) referring to the high altitudes of the species' distribution.[3][4]
Conservation
The alpine she-oak skink is listed as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 of New South Wales and as 'critically endangered' on the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 of Victoria.[1][5]
References
- 1 2 Clemann, N.; Melville, J.; Hutchinson, M.; Robertson, P.; Gillespie, G.; Michael, D. (2018). "Cyclodomorphus praealtus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T109465196A109465226. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T109465196A109465226.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Cyclodomorphus praealtus Shea, 1995". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Cyclodomorphus praealtus SHEA, 1995". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
- ↑ Shea, M. Glenn (1995). "A Taxonomic Revision of the Cyclodomorphus casuarinae Complex (Squamata: Scincidae)". Records of the Australian Museum. 47 (1): 83–115. ISSN 0067-1975.
- ↑ "Cyclodomorphus praealtus — Alpine She-oak Skink". Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 16 August 2026.