Eyres skink
The Eyres skink (Oligosoma repens) is a nationally vulnerable species of skink native to New Zealand.[2] It is named in honour of the location of its habitat, the Eyre Mountains.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. repens |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligosoma repens Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Patterson & Daugherty, 2011 | |
Conservation status
As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the Eyres skink as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[2]
References
- Hitchmough, R.; Chapple, D.; van Winkel, D.; Lettink, M. (2019). "Oligosoma repens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T120190052A120192664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T120190052A120192664.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- "Oligosoma repens Eyres skink". New Zealand Lizards database. Landcare Research. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
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