Small-scaled skink explained

The small-scaled skink (Oligosoma microlepis) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The first specimen was captured in 1971 on Motutaiko Island, Lake Taupō but it is now known to be endemic to the central North Island of New Zealand in small population pockets.[1] The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[2]

Conservation status

As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the small-scaled skink as "Nationally Vulnerable" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gebauer. Konstanze. Site survey and evaluation of trapping and identification techniques for small scaled skinks (oligosoma microlepis) . 2008.
  2. Web site: Oligosoma microlepis Patterson & Daugherty, 1990; holotype . Collections Online . Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa . 17 July 2010.
  3. 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.

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