Family Scincidae Rank Species | Class Reptilia Genus Oligosoma Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Oligosoma, Robust skink, Otago skink, Oligosoma infrapunctatum, Falla's skink | ||
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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.
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Conservation Status
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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