Oligosoma roimata

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 roimata

Name

• Oligosoma roimata Patterson, Hitchmough & Chapple, 2013

• • Authority for placement: original
  • Gender: unchangeable [noun in apposition]
  • Original genus: Oligosoma Girard, 1857
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: 'adult male'
    • Repository: MONZ NMNZ RE001626#32
  • Type locality: 'Aorangi Island, Poor Knights (35° 28’S, 174° 44’E)' [NEW ZEALAND ND]

References

Primary references

• Patterson, G.B., Hitchmough, R.A. & Chapple, D.G. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the ornate skink (Oligosoma ornatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex from northern New Zealand. Zootaxa 3736(1): 54–68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3736.1.2 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Chapple, D.G.; Daugherty, C.H.; Ritchie, P.A. 2008: Comparative phylogeography reveals pre-decline population structure of New Zealand Cyclodina (Reptilia: Scincidae) species. Biological journal of the Linnean Society, 95(2): 388–408. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01062.x Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Aorangi Skink

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