Green skink
| Green skink | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. chloronoton
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| Binomial name | |
| Oligosoma chloronoton Hardy, 1977
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The green skink (Oligosoma chloronoton) is a species of skink native to New Zealand.[1]
Distribution[]
Green skinks can be found in the in Canterbury, as well as in Southland, Stewart Island and a few islands off Stewart Island.[2]
Conservation status[]
As of 2015 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the green skink as At Risk Declining under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c Rod Hitchmough; Ben Barr; Marieke Lettink; Jo Monks; James Reardon; Mandy Tocher; Dylan van Winkel; Jeremy Rolfe (December 2016). Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2015 (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. Vol. 17. pp. 1–18. ISBN 978-1-98-851400-0. ISSN 2324-1713. Wikidata Q105981437.
- ^ "Oligosoma chloronoton Green skink". Landcare Research, NZ Lizards Database. Landcare Research. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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Categories:
- Oligosoma
- Reptiles of New Zealand
- Reptiles described in 1977
- Taxa named by Graham S. Hardy
- Lygosominae stubs