Small-eared skink
| Small-eared skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. stenotis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligosoma stenotis Patterson & Daugherty 1994 | |
The small-eared skink, Oligosoma stenotis, is found only on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand. It was first described in 1994 by Geoff Patterson and Charles Daugherty.[1] It is a moderately small (80 mm snout to vent) skink, that lives in one of the most inhospitable (to lizards) environments on earth.
References
- ↑ (Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 24: 125 - 132)
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