Biology:Brown skink
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. zelandicum
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| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178435/120192221. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Oligosoma zelandicum (GRAY, 1843)". Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Oligosoma&species=zelandicum. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ "Oligosoma zelandicum Brown skink". Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722102452/http://nzlizards.landcareresearch.co.nz/Synopses/SpeciesSynopses.aspx?source=BrowseNames&id=9e657c80-9f30-4450-b7cb-63f8f8161a07. 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". The Government of New Zealand. http://www.doc.govt.nz/Documents/science-and-technical/nztcs2entire.pdf. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q3350601 entry
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