Cryptic skink
| Cryptic skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. inconspicuum |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligosoma inconspicuum Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Patterson & Daugherty, 2011[2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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The cryptic skink, Oligosoma inconspicuum, is a nationally vulnerable species of skink native to New Zealand.[1]
Conservation Status
As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the cryptic skink as At Risk under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. It was judged as meeting the criteria for At Risk threat status as a result of it having a low to high ongoing or predicted decline.[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.
- ↑ Chapple, David G.; Bell, Trent P.; Chapple, Stephanie N. J.; Miller, Kimberly A.; Daugherty, Charles H.; Patterson, Geoff B. (3 March 2011). "Phylogeography and taxonomic revision of the New Zealand cryptic skink (Oligosoma inconspicuum; Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2782: 1 – 33. ISSN 1175-5334. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- ↑ "Species Synopses Oligosoma inconspicuum Cryptic skink". nzlizards.landcareresearch.co.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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