| 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
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
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
- ^
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.
{{ cite book}}:|journal=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
| Green skink | |
|---|---|
|
| |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. chloronoton
|
| Binomial name | |
| Oligosoma chloronoton Hardy, 1977
| |
The green skink (Oligosoma chloronoton) is a species of skink native to New Zealand. [1]
Distribution
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
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
- ^
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.
{{ cite book}}:|journal=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