Biology:New Zealand spotted skink

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Short description: Species of lizard

Spotted skink
Oligosoma lineoocellatum (New Zealand spotted skink) at Zealandia Ecosanctuary in Wellington.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. lineoocellatum
Binomial name
Oligosoma lineoocellatum
Dumeril, 1851

The spotted skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum) is a nationally at risk species of skink native to New Zealand.[2] The Spotted skink is currently known to be present in the Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa and Wellington regions as well as in Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury. It is also present on Somes Island, Mākaro / Ward Island, North Brother Island and Stephens Island. Adult males and adult females of the species significantly differ in the snout-vent length [3][4] with body sizes reaching 111mm.[5] Females produce around 3 - 4 young.[6][1]

In January 2016 a population of spotted skink were released into the protected natural reserve Zealandia.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hitchmough, R.; van Winkel, D.; Lettink, M.; Chapple, D. (2019). "Oligosoma lineoocellatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T120189599A120192619. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T120189599A120192619.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/120189599/120192619. Retrieved 20 March 2020. 
  2. ↑ 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. 
  3. ↑ Spencer, N; Thomas, B; Mason, R; Dugdale, J (July 2017). "Diet and life history variation in the sympatric lizards Oligosoma nigriplantare polychroma and Oligosoma lineoocellatum, New Zealand Journal of Zoology". New Zealand Journal of Zoology 25: 457–463. doi:10.1080/03014223.1998.9518169. 
  4. ↑ Meltzer, Sabine; Bell, Trent; Patterson, Geoff (Aug 2017). "Hidden conservation vulnerability within a cryptic species complex: taxonomic revision of the spotted skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Zealand". Zootaxa 4300: 355–379. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4300.3.2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/318884916. 
  5. ↑ Greaves, Stephanie N.J.; Chapple, David G.; Gleeson, Dianne M.; Daugherty, Charles H.; Ritchie, Peter A. (2007). "Phylogeography of the spotted skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum) and green skink (O. chloronoton) species complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in New Zealand reveals pre-Pleistocene divergence". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45 (2): 729–739. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2007.06.008. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 17643320. 
  6. ↑ MELZER, SABINE; BELL, TRENT; PATTERSON, GEOFF B. (2017-08-03). "Hidden conservation vulnerability within a cryptic species complex: taxonomic revision of the spotted skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum; Reptilia: Scincidae)
    from New Zealand". Zootaxa 4300 (3): 355. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4300.3.2. ISSN 1175-5334.     

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5087209 entry




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