KEY TO SPECIES IN ALPINOSCINCUS
(ADAPTED FROM GREER ET AL., 2005)
1. (a) Subdigital lamellae 15–23; chin and throat similar in colour to rest of venter; presuboculars modally one; supralabials modally nine.................................................................. A. subalpinus — subalpine skink
(b) Subdigital lamellae 12–19; chin and throat abruptly darker than rest of venter; presuboculars modally two; supralabials modally eight ........................................................................... A. alpinus — alpine skink