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Te Kakahu Skink

Oligosoma tekakahu

Classification

Family
Scincidae

The Te Kakahu skink (Oligosoma tekakahu) is a critically endangered species of skink native to New Zealand. When discovered, the entire species was inhabiting a single patch of clifftop vegetation on Chalky Island in Fiordland National Park. Discovery The Te Kakahu skink was discovered in 2002 by members of the Department of Conservation (DOC) kākāpō recovery team.

Distribution

(c) Hannah Edmonds, Department of Conservation, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY
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