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Ornithuroscincus viridis

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Ornithuroscincus viridis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Ornithuroscincus
Species:
O. viridis
Binomial name
Ornithuroscincus viridis
Slavenko, Tamar, Tallowin, Kraus [fr], Allison, Carranza, & Meiri, 2021[1]

Ornithuroscincus viridis is a species of skink. It is endemic to the Owen Stanley Range in the Central Province, southeastern Papua New Guinea.[1][2] Common name green smooth-eared skink has been coined for it.[1]

The type series was collected from underneath logs at the edge of a partially swampy grassland, bordered by upper montane forest, at 2,052–2,076 m (6,732–6,811 ft) above sea level.[1]

Adults measure 42–55 mm (1.7–2.2 in) in snout–vent length. They have short limbs.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Slavenko, Alex; Tamar, Karin; Tallowin, Oliver J S; Kraus, Fred; Allison, Allen; Carranza, Salvador & Meiri, Shai (2022) [2021]. "Revision of the montane New Guinean skink genus Lobulia (Squamata: Scincidae), with the description of four new genera and nine new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 195 (1): 220–278. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab052.
  2. ^ a b Ornithuroscincus viridis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2021.