Class Reptilia Infraorder Scincomorpha Scientific name Cyclodina macgregori Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Family Scincidae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Oligosoma, Robust skink, Whitaker's skink, Falla's skink, Scree skink | ||
McGregor's skink, Oligosoma macgregori, is a species of skink in the family Scincidae. The species is found only in New Zealand.
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Etymology
The specific name, macgregori, is in honor of New Zealand zoologist William Roy McGregor.
Description
O. macgregori is a medium-sized lizard species. Maximum recorded snout-vent length (SVL) is 112 mm (4.4 in).
References
Macgregor's skink Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA