Kingdom Animalia Family Scincidae Genus Oligosoma Order Scaled reptiles | Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Oligosoma, Grand skink, Otago skink, Woodworthia maculatus, Oligosoma notosaurus | ||
The McCann’s skink, Oligosoma maccanni, is a species of skink native to New Zealand.
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Habitat
The McCann’s skinks preferred habitat is open montane grassland, dry rocky areas, sand dunes and screes.
Conservation status
As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the McCann’s Skink as Not Threatened under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
References
McCann's skink Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA