Marbled skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Oligosoma |
Species: | O. oliveri
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Binomial name | |
Oligosoma oliveri (
McCann, 1955)
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Synonyms [2] | |
The marbled skink (Oligosoma oliveri) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.
The specific name, oliveri, is in honor of New Zealand ornithologist Walter Oliver. [3]
O. oliveri is viviparous. [2]
Marbled skink | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Scincidae |
Genus: | Oligosoma |
Species: | O. oliveri
|
Binomial name | |
Oligosoma oliveri (
McCann, 1955)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
The marbled skink (Oligosoma oliveri) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to New Zealand.
The specific name, oliveri, is in honor of New Zealand ornithologist Walter Oliver. [3]
O. oliveri is viviparous. [2]