Biology:Brown skink

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Brown skink
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. zelandicum
Binomial name
Oligosoma zelandicum
(Gray, 1843)
Distribution of the brown skink in New Zealand
  Known native range
Synonyms
  • Leiolopisma zelandica
  • Leiolopisma zelandicum
  • Lygosoma zelandica
  • Mocoa zelandica
  • Tiliqua zelandica

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3350601 entry