Eyres skink
Eyres skink | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Oligosoma |
Species: | O. repens |
Binomial name | |
Oligosoma repens Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Patterson & Daugherty, 2011 | |
The Eyres skink, Oligosoma repens, is a nationally vulnerable species of skink native to New Zealand.[1] It is named in honour of the location of its habitat, the Eyres Mountains.[2]
Conservation Status
As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the Eyres skink as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ↑ "Oligosoma repens Eyres skink". New Zealand Lizards database. Landcare Research. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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