Eulamprus kosciuskoi

Eulamprus kosciuskoi, also known commonly as the alpine meadow-skink and the alpine water skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Sphenomorphinae of the family Scincidae. The species is native to eastern Australia.

Eulamprus kosciuskoi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Sphenomorphidae
Genus:	Eulamprus
Species:	E. kosciuskoi
Binomial name
Eulamprus kosciuskoi (Kinghorn, 1932)
Synonyms[2]
Lygosoma quoyi kosciuskoi Kinghorn, 1932 Sphenomorphus kosciuskoi (Kinghorn, 1932)

Etymology

The specific name, kosciuskoi, refers to Mount Kosciuszko, Australia's highest mountain,^[3] where the holotype was collected.^[2]

Description

E. kosciuskoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.5 cm (3.3 in). It has a narrow black vertebral stripe and yellow dorsolateral stripes.^[4]

Geographic range

E. kosciuskoi is found in the Australian states of New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of E. kosciuskoi are forest, shrubland, grassland, and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes above 1,000 m (3,300 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

E. kosciuskoi is ovoviviparous.^[2]