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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Ornithuroscincus |
| Species: | O. viridis
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| Ornithuroscincus viridis | |
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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Ornithuroscincus viridis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2021.
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