White-bellied skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. hoparatea
Binomial name
Oligosoma hoparatea
Whitaker, Chapple, Hitchmough, Lettink, & Patterson, 2018

The white-bellied skink (Oligosoma hoparatea) is a species of skink found in the South Island of New Zealand. It is also found on Ducie island, located in the Pitcairn Islands. It is critically endangered, with an estimated 250 individuals in the wild.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "White-bellied skink". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. ↑ "Oligosoma hoparatea". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
      3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducie_Island


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