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Green Skink

Oligosoma chloronoton

Classification

Family
Scincidae

The Southland green skink (Oligosoma chloronoton) is a species of diurnal skink endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Hardy in 1977. Distribution Recent split within the Oligosoma chloronoton species complex, has reduced the distribution of Southland green skinks to mainland Southland and a few islands off Stewart Island in Foveaux Strait.

Distribution

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