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Oligosoma kokowai Melzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017 is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Oligosoma kokowai Melzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017 (Oligosoma kokowai Melzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017)
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Oligosoma kokowai Melzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017

Oligosoma kokowai Melzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017

Oligosoma kokowai, the northern spotted skink, is a New Zealand skink found in lower North Island and upper South Island areas.

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Family
Genus
Oligosoma
Order
Class
Squamata

About Oligosoma kokowai Melzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017

Common Name and Taxonomy

Oligosoma kokowai, commonly called the northern spotted skink, is a species of skink native to New Zealand.

Distribution Range

Its distribution covers the southern North Island, northern South Island, and the offshore islands of these two regions.

Northernmost Population

The northernmost known population of this species is a small, isolated group located on the Napier coastline.

Photo: (c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Christopher Stephens · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Oligosoma

More from Scincidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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