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Oligosoma waimatense (scree skink)

Synonyms: Leiolopisma grande waimatense

Wikipedia Abstract

The Scree skink, Oligosoma waimatense, is a species of skink native to several sites throughout the South Island of New Zealand. A member of the family Scincidae, it was described by Geoff Patterson in 1997. It favours rocky habitats, particularly greywacke screes.
View Wikipedia Record: Oligosoma waimatense

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Oligosoma waimatense

Attributes

Habitat Substrate [1]  Saxicolous, Terrestrial
Reproductive Mode [1]  Viviparous

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0