Brown skink
Appearance
Brown skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Oligosoma |
Species: | O. zelandicum
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Binomial name | |
Oligosoma zelandicum (Gray, 1843)
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The brown skink (Oligosoma zelandicum) is a species of skink native to New Zealand.[2]
Distribution
The brown skink is relatively numerous and is found from Taranaki to Wellington in the North Island and in the Marlborough Sounds, Nelson and Westland in the South Island.[3]
Conservation status
The brown skink is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2010.[1] In 2012 the Department of Conservation classified the brown skink as At Risk Declining under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]
References
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- ^ a b Hitchmough, R.; van Winkel, D.; Lettink, M.; Chapple, D. (2019). "Oligosoma zelandicum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T178435A120192221. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178435A120192221.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Oligosoma zelandicum (GRAY, 1843)". Reptile Database. Reptile Database. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Oligosoma zelandicum Brown skink". Landcare Research - NZ Lizards Database. Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.