Oligosoma
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Oligosoma
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Oligosoma is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks (family Scincidae). It is found only in New Zealand and in the Norfolk and Lord Howe groups. It belongs to the Eugongylus group; the genus Bassiana appears to be a fairly close relative.[1]
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Species
The currently described species are:
- Aorangi skink, O. roimata
- Barrier skink, O. judgei
- Brown skink, O. zelandicum
- Burgan skink, O. burganae[2]
- Chatham Islands skink, O. nigriplantare
- Chevron skink, O. homalonotum
- Common skink, O. polychroma[3]
- Cryptic skink, O. inconspicuum[4]
- Eyres skink, O. repens
- Falla's skink, O. fallai
- Fiordland skink, O. acrinasum
- Grand skink, O. grande
- Green skink, O. chloronoton
- Long-toed skink, O. longipes
- McCann's skink, O. maccanni
- Moko skink, O. moco
- Nevis skink, O. toka
- New Zealand striped skink, O. striatum
- Open Bay Islands skink, O. taumakae
- Otago skink, O. otagense
- Scree skink, O. waimatense
- Shore skink, O. smithi
- Sinbad skink, O. pikitanga
- Small-scaled skink, O. microlepis[5]
- Small-eared skink, O. stenotis
- Southern skink, O. notosaurus
- Speckled skink, O. infrapunctatum
- Spotted skink, O. lineoocellatum[6]
- Suter's skink, O. suteri
- Te Kakahu skink, O. tekakahu
Merging Oligosoma and Cyclodina
Following a recent taxonomical study[7] the old genus Cyclodina has been suggested to be merged with Oligosoma. This renders Cyclodina an obsolete taxon. The species previously included in the genus Cyclodina are:
- Copper skink, O. aeneum
- Hardy's skink, O. hardyi
- Lord Howe Island skink, O. lichenigera
- MacGregor's skink, O. macgregori
- Marbled skink, O. oliveri
- Mokohinau skink, O. townsi
- Northland skink, O. northlandi (presumed extinct)
- Ornate skink, O. ornatum
- Robust skink, O. alani
- Slight skink, O. levidensum
- Whitaker's skink, O. whitakeri
References
- ↑ Austin, J.J.; Arnold, E.N. (2006). Using ancient and recent DNA to explore relationships of extinct and endangered Leiolopisma skinks (Reptilia: Scincidae) in the Mascarene islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39 (2): 503–511. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2005.12.011 (HTML abstract)
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Further reading
- Girard C. 1857. Descriptions of some new Reptiles, collected by the United States Exploring Expedition, under the command of Capt. Charles Wilkes, U. S. N. Fourth Part.— Including the species of Saurians, exotic to North America. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 9: 195-199. (Oligosoma, new genus, p. 196).
External links
- North Island Oligosoma spp. skink recovery plan 2002–2012
- Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012
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