- Fiordland skink
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Fiordland skink Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia Family: Scincidae Genus: Oligosoma Species: O. acrinasum Binomial name Oligosoma acrinasum
(Hardy, 1977)The Fiordland skink, Oligosoma acrinasum, is a species of skink endemic to the Fiordland temperate forests ecoregion of South Island, New Zealand. The Fiordland skink is found on two mainland locations and the exposed rocky shores of numerous islands along the Fiordland coast (Patterson 2000).[Full citation needed] Their distribution has declined due to introduced predators (Molloy 1994).[Full citation needed] Currently it lives only on foreshore rocks and boulder beaches on the Fiordland coast. Despite these threats the species has managed to survive on the coast and has not been evaluated as a threatened species by the IUCN.
This species was successfully translocated to Hawea Island in 1988.
References
- Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. Oligosoma acrinasum. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
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