Gray's Ornate Skink

Oligosoma ornatum est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Scincidae. Répartition Cette espèce est endémique de l'île du Nord en Nouvelle-Zélande. Publication originale Gray, 1843 : Descriptions of the reptiles and Amphibia hitherto observed in New Zealand.

The ornate skink (Oligosoma ornatum) is a rare species of skink endemic to New Zealand. Once widespread across the North Island, habitat destruction and predation by introduced species has now reduced their range to scattered localities throughout the North Island and offshore islands. Taxonomy The species was first described as Tiliqua ornata by John Edward Gray in 1843.

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…