Oligosoma polychroma

Species of lizard

Common or northern grass skink

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Chordata
Class:  | Reptilia
Order:  | Squamata
Family:  | Scincidae
Genus:  | Oligosoma
Species:  |

O. polychroma

Binomial name
Oligosoma polychroma

(Patterson & Daugherty, 1990)

Synonyms

* Leiolopisma nigriplanatre polychroma (Patterson & Dougherty ,1990)
* Oligosoma nigriplantare polychroma (Patterson & Dougherty ,1995)

The common skink (Oligosoma polychroma), also known as the northern grass skink,[1] is a species of skink native to New Zealand. Although historically classified as a subspecies of Oligosoma nigriplantare, it is likely to be given separate species status as data suggests it is a distinct species.[2][3]

## Distribution

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The common skink is widespread in New Zealand from Stewart Island to the middle of North Island.[2]

## Conservation status

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In 2012 the Department of Conservation classified the common skink as Not Threatened under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "Northern grass skink," Department of Conservation. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
2. ^ a b "Oligosoma polychroma". Department of Conservation Atlas. Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
3. ^ "Oligosoma polychroma Common skink". Landcare Research NZ Lizards Database. Landcare Research. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
4. ^ Hitchmough, Rod; Anderson, Peter; Barr, Ben; Monks, Jo; Lettink, Marieke; Reardon, James; Tocher, Mandy; Whitaker, Tony. "Conservation status of New Zealand reptiles, 2012" (PDF). Department of Conservation. The Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 18 July 2015.

## External links

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Wikispecies has information related to Oligosoma polychroma.

* Media related to Oligosoma polychroma at Wikimedia Commons
* Image of the holotype specimen of the common skink held at Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Taxon identifiers

Oligosoma polychroma|

* Wikidata: Q3350591
* Wikispecies: Oligosoma polychroma
* BOLD: 922187
* CoL: 4977Y
* GBIF: 7890416
* iNaturalist: 37864
* IUCN: 120189983
* NCBI: 1389230
* NZOR: 4bb37e85-7539-42d5-83d4-956a5f8b1552
* Open Tree of Life: 1069224
* RD: polychroma

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