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* [[Small-eared skink]], ''[[Oligosoma stenotis]]'' |
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* [[New Zealand striped skink]], ''[[Oligosoma striatum]]'' |
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* [[Suter's skink]], ''[[Oligosoma suteri]]'' |
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* [[Open Bay Islands skink]], ''[[Oligosoma taumakae]]'' |
* [[Open Bay Islands skink]], ''[[Oligosoma taumakae]]'' |
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* [[Scree skink]], ''[[Oligosoma waimatense]] '' |
* [[Scree skink]], ''[[Oligosoma waimatense]] '' |
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Oligosoma is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks (family Scincidae). It is found only in New Zealand. It belongs to the Eugongylus group; the genus Bassiana appears to be a fairly close relative (Austin & Arnold 2006).
Species
These are the currently formally described species.
- Fiordland skink, Oligosoma acrinasum
- Green skink, Oligosoma chloronoton
- Falla's skink, Oligosoma fallai
- Narrow-bodied skink, Oligosoma gracilicorpus - possibly extinct
- Grand skink, Oligosoma grande
- Chevron skink, Oligosoma homalonotum
- Cryptic skink, Oligosoma inconspicuum
- Speckled skink, Oligosoma infrapunctatum
- Spotted skink, Oligosoma lineoocellatum
- Long-toed skink, Oligosoma longipes
- Maccanns skink, Oligosoma maccanni
- Small-scaled skink, Oligosoma microlepis
- Moko skink, Oligosoma moco
- Chatham Islands skink, Oligosoma nigriplantare nigriplantare
- Common Skink, Oligosoma nigriplantare polychroma
- Southern skink, Oligosoma notosaurus
- Otago skink, Oligosoma otagense
- Shore skink, Oligosoma smithi
- Small-eared skink, Oligosoma stenotis
- New Zealand striped skink, Oligosoma striatum
- Suter's skink, Oligosoma suteri
- Open Bay Islands skink, Oligosoma taumakae
- Scree skink, Oligosoma waimatense
- Brown skink, Oligosoma zelandicum
References
- Austin, J.J. & Arnold, E.N. (2006): Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39(2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
External links
- D.R. Towns; K. Neilson; A.H. Whitaker (2002). "North Island Oligosoma spp. skink recovery plan 2002–2012 (Threatened Species Recovery Plan 48)" (PDF). Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved 2007-09-05.
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