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 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leiolopisma inconspicuum Patterson & Daugherty 1990 | |
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.
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