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Chathams Skink

Oligosoma nigriplantare

Classification

Family
Scincidae

Oligosoma nigriplantare, the Chatham Islands skink, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. It is the sole reptile species found on the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, where it occurs on all the major islands except Chatham Island itself. Given the geological history of the Chatham Islands, it is assumed that O.

Distribution

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