Green skink
Appearance
Green skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Oligosoma |
Species: | O. chloronoton
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Binomial name | |
Oligosoma chloronoton Hardy, 1977
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The green skink (Oligosoma chloronoton) is a species of skink native to New Zealand.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Green skinks can be found in the Waitaki Basin in Canterbury, as well as in Southland, Stewart Island and a few islands off Stewart Island.[2]
Conservation status
[edit]As of 2015 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the green skink as At Risk Declining under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rod Hitchmough; Ben Barr; Marieke Lettink; Jo Monks; James Reardon; Mandy Tocher; Dylan van Winkel; Jeremy Rolfe (December 2016). Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2015 (PDF). Vol. 17. pp. 1–18. ISBN 978-1-98-851400-0. ISSN 2324-1713. Wikidata Q105981437.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Oligosoma chloronoton Green skink". Landcare Research, NZ Lizards Database. Landcare Research. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
External links
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