Scree skink

Scree skink
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Oligosoma
Species:	O. waimatense
Binomial name
Oligosoma waimatense Patterson 1997

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.^[1] It favours rocky habitats, particularly greywacke screes.

References

1. ^ Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 27, Number 4 pp 439 - 450

• Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group (1996). Oligosoma waimatense. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2bd v2.3)