Oligosoma is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks (family Scincidae) found only in New Zealand, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. Oligosoma had previously been found to belong to the Eugongylus group of genera in the subfamily Lygosominae; the Australian genus Bassiana appears to be fairly closely related.[1]
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Oligosoma is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks (family Scincidae) found only in New Zealand, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. Oligosoma had...
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Zealand. Hitchmough, R.; van Winkel, D.; Lettink, M.; Chapple, D. (2019). "Oligosoma lineoocellatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T120189599A120192619...
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Bay skink or eastern speckled skink (Oligosoma auroraense) is a species of skink found in New Zealand. Oligosoma auroraense at the Reptarium.cz Reptile...
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The Northland skink (Oligosoma northlandi) is an extinct species of skink which was endemic to the Northland Region of North Island, New Zealand. It is...
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ornate skink (Oligosoma ornatum) is a species of skink found in New Zealand. Hitchmough, R.; van Winkel, D.; Lettink, M. (2019). "Oligosoma ornatum". IUCN...
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