Oligosoma prasinum

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 prasinum

Name

• Oligosoma prasinum Melzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017: 366

Holotype. NMNZ RE005462, ♂.

Type locality: “Tekapo, Mt Hay (43° 59’S, 170° 28’E)”, New Zealand.

References

Primary references

• Melzer, S., Bell, T.P. & Patterson, G.B. 2017. Hidden conservation vulnerability within a cryptic species complex: taxonomic revision of the spotted skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 4300(3): 355–379. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4300.3.2. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Oligosoma prasinum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 28 December 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Mackenzie Spotted Skink