Oligosoma waimatense
| Scree skink | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. waimatense |
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Oligosoma waimatense Patterson 1997 |
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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.
As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the Scree skink as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
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