Biology:Northland skink

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Short description: Extinct species of lizard

Northland skink
Oligosoma northlandi (AM LH1553).jpg
Bone fragments collected from the Aupouri Peninsula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. northlandi
Binomial name
Oligosoma northlandi
(Worthy, 1991)
Synonyms

Cyclodina northlandi

The Northland skink (Oligosoma northlandi) is an extinct species of skink which was endemic to the Northland Region of North Island, New Zealand. It is known from late Holocene subfossil remains.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Uetz, P.. "Species details : Oligosoma northlandi (Worthy, 1991)". ITIS. http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/0648234617e16bff1b7a532cfc16a640. Retrieved 18 July 2015. 
  2. Worthy, T.H. (December 1991). "Fossil skink bones from Northland, New Zealand, and description of a new species of Cyclodina, Scincidae". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 21 (4): 329–348. doi:10.1080/03036758.1991.10420831. 


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