Ornithuroscincus viridis

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

The type series was collected from underneath logs at the edge of a partially swampy grassland, bordered by upper montane forest, at 2052–2076 m above sea level.

Adults measure 42-55 mm in snout–vent length. They have short limbs.