Tonga ground skink

The Tonga ground skink (Tachygyia microlepis) is an extinct species of skink endemic to the island of Tonga.

Tonga ground skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tachygyia
Mittleman, 1952
Species:
T. microlepis
Binomial name
Tachygyia microlepis
(Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

References

  1. Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2012). "Tachygyia microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T21286A2775072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T21286A2775072.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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