Small-scaled Skink

The small-scaled skink (Oligosoma microlepis) is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The first specimen was captured in 1971 on Motutaiko Island, Lake Taupō but it is now known to be endemic to the central North Island of New Zealand in small population pockets. The holotype is in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Oligosoma microlepis est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae. Description Ce reptile arbore des tâches distinctives en forme de larmes sous les yeux. Au niveau du dos, ses écailles sont grises et brunes.

Oligosoma es un género de lagartos perteneciente a la familia Scincidae. Se distribuyen por Nueva Zelanda y las islas Lord Howe y Norfolk. Especies Según The Reptile Database:​ Oligosoma acrinasum (Hardy, 1977) Oligosoma aeneum (Girard, 1857) Oligosoma alani (Robb, 1970) Oligosoma aureocola Knox, Patterson & Chapple, 2023​ Oligosoma burganae Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Daugherty & Patterson, 2011 Oligosoma chloronoton (Hardy, 1977) Oligosoma fallai (Mccann, 1955) Oligosoma grande (Gray, 1845) Oligosoma hardyi (Chapple, Patterson, Bell & Daugherty, 2008) Oligosoma homalonotum…