Tonga ground skink
| Tonga ground skink | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Tachygyia |
| Species: | T. microlepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tachygyia microlepis (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | |
The Tonga ground skink (Tachygyia microlepis) is an extinct species of skink in the Scincidae family. It was found only in Tonga.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Tachygyia microlepis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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