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Oligosoma zelandicum (Gray, 1843) is a animal in the Scincidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Oligosoma zelandicum (Gray, 1843) (Oligosoma zelandicum (Gray, 1843))
Animalia

Oligosoma zelandicum (Gray, 1843)

Oligosoma zelandicum (Gray, 1843)

Oligosoma zelandicum (brown skink) is a relatively numerous native New Zealand skink with a specific North and South Island range.

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Family
Genus
Oligosoma
Order
Class
Squamata

About Oligosoma zelandicum (Gray, 1843)

Common Name and Endemicity

Oligosoma zelandicum, commonly called the brown skink, is a species of skink native to New Zealand.

Population Status

This skink is relatively numerous.

Geographic Distribution

Its distribution covers the area from Taranaki to Wellington in the North Island, and the Marlborough Sounds, Nelson, and Westland regions in the South Island.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Squamata Scincidae Oligosoma

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

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