Brown skink
Species of lizard
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The brown skink (Oligosoma zelandicum) is a species of skink that is native to New Zealand.[2] It is the type species of the genus Oligosoma Girard, 1857, by original designation.[3]
| Brown skink | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. zelandicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligosoma zelandicum (Gray, 1843) | |
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| Distribution of the brown skink in New Zealand Known native range | |
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Distribution
The brown skink is relatively numerous and is found from Taranaki to Wellington in the North Island and in the Marlborough Sounds, Nelson and Westland in the South Island.[4]
Conservation status
The brown skink is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2010.[1] In 2012 the Department of Conservation classified the brown skink as At Risk Declining under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[5]
