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Scree Skink

Oligosoma waimatense

Classification

Family
Scincidae

The scree skink (Oligosoma waimatense) is a species of skink native to several sites throughout the South Island of New Zealand. A member of the family Scincidae, it was described by Geoff Patterson in 1997. It favours rocky habitats, particularly greywacke screes.

Distribution

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