Cryptic skink explained

The cryptic skink (Oligosoma inconspicuum) is a nationally vulnerable species of skink native to New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the cryptic skink as At Risk under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. It was judged as meeting the criteria for At Risk threat status as a result of it having a low to high ongoing or predicted decline.

External links

• • Holotype specimen of Oligosoma inconspicuum held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hitchmough. Rod. Anderson. Peter. Barr. Ben. Monks. Jo. Lettink. Marieke. Reardon. James. Tocher. Mandy. Whitaker. Tony. Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012. Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. 18 July 2015.