she-oak

Within Victoria, the Alpine She-oak Skink has been recorded from (north-to-south) the Bogong High Plains and Falls Creek Alpine Resort, Mt Hotham to Mt Loch and Mt Higginbotham, and on the Lankey and Omeo Plains in the broader Dargo High Plains (Schulz et al.

Here we report the discovery of the Alpine She-oak Skink from a fourth Victorian locality, and discuss the implications of this finding for the conservation management of the species.

In October 2010, Jenny Lawrence was conducting a routine walking track patrol along the Wellington Plains when she captured a single adult Alpine She-oak Skink (Fig.

This survey technique has previously been useful for detecting Alpine She-oak Skinks (Clemann 2013).

This population represents the southern-most limit of the Alpine She-oak Skink's known distribution, and is approximately 50 kilometres south-west of the nearest known population on the Dargo High Plains.

There is an urgent need for survey to establish the range of this newly discovered population of the Alpine She-oak Skink.

There are several areas in north-eastern Victoria that have been inadequately surveyed for the Alpine She-oak Skink, and some other threatened reptiles.

Heinze D (1997) Notes on a new survey technique in locating the Alpine She-oak Skink Cyciodomorphus praeaitus in the Mt Hotham area.

Schulz M, Alexander J and Mansergh I (1995) Notes on the Alpine She-oak Skink Cyciodomorphus praeaitus in the Mt Hotham area, alpine Victoria with a description of a potential new survey technique.

Schulz M and Mansergh I (1997) New location for the Alpine She-oak Skink Cyciodomorphus praeaitus in Victoria.