Oligosoma kahurangi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species: Oligosoma kahurangi

Name

Oligosoma kahurangi Patterson & Hitchmough, 2021: 500

• Holotype: NMNZ RE008602, adult ♂, collected by A. Milne on 25 November 2019.
• Type locality: “Douglas Range, South Island, New Zealand; 41º05’S, 172º35’E”.
• Paratypes (2): NMNZ RE008604, adult ♀, and NMNZ RE008603, adult male, same collection data as holotype.

References

Primary references

• Patterson, G.B. & Hitchmough, R.A. 2021. A new alpine skink species (Scincidae: Eugongylinae: Oligosoma) from Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand. Zootaxa 4920(4): 495–508. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.4.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oligosoma kahurangi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 May 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Kahurangi Skink