Biology:Marbled skink
| Marbled skink | |
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| Oligosoma oliveri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. oliveri
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligosoma oliveri (McCann, 1955)
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| Geographic distribution of the marbled skink on a map of the North Island of New Zealand Known native range
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The marbled skink (Oligosoma oliveri), also known commonly as Oliver's New Zealand skink and Oliver's skink, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Lygosominae of the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.
Etymology
The specific name, oliveri, is in honor of New Zealand ornithologist Walter Reginald Brook Oliver.[2]
Description
Oligosoma oliveri may attain a maximum snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.6 cm (4.6 in).[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Oligosoma oliveri is the leaf litter of forest and shrubland.[3]
Behavior
Oligosoma oliveri is terrestrial, and it is both crepuscular and nocturnal.[3]
Diet
Oligosoma oliveri is omnivorous. It preys upon invertebrates, and it also eats berries and other fruit.[3]
Reproduction
Oligosoma oliveri is viviparous.[3][1] Litter size is two to four neonates.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Species Oligosoma oliveri at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyclodina oliveri, p. 194).
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Further reading
- Chapple DG, Ritchie PA, Daugherty CH (2009). "Origin, diversification, and systematics of the New Zealand skink fauna (Reptilia: Scincidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 52 (2): 470–487.
- McCann C (1955). "The Lizards of New Zealand. Gekkonidae and Scincidae". Dominion Museum Bulletin (17): 1–127. (Leiolopisma oliveri, new species, pp. 76–77, 79, 94 + Plate XIII, figures 1–5).
- van Winkel D, Baling M, Hitchmough R (2019). Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand: A Field Guide. Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland University Press. viii + 366 pp. (Oligosoma oliveri, pp. 157, 286–287, 297–298).
Wikidata ☰ Q3350587 entry
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