Lord Howe Island skink

Lord Howe Island Skink
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Oligosoma
Species:	O. lichenigera
Binomial name
Oligosoma lichenigera (O'Shaughnessy, 1874)
Synonyms
Cyclodina lichenigera (O'Shaughnessy, 1874) Leiolopisma lichenigerum Pseudemoia lichenigera

The Lord Howe Island Skink (Oligosoma lichenigera) is a species of skink in the Scincidae family. It is found on Australia's Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands.

References

• Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996.
• Cyclodina lichenigera.
• 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 20 July 2007.

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