Nevis skink

Nevis skink
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Genus:	Oligosoma
Species:	O. toka
Binomial name
	Oligosoma toka; Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Patterson & Daugherty, 2011

The Nevis skink (Oligosoma toka) is a nationally vulnerable species of skink native to New Zealand.^[2] It is named in honour of the location of its habitat, the Nevis valley.^[3]

Conservation status

As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the Nevis skink as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.^[2]

Similar species

The Nevis skink can be mistaken for the more common northern grass skink (Oligosoma polychroma), though tends to have a heavier body build and a less-streamlined head.

References

^ Hitchmough, R.; Chapple, D.; van Winkel, D.; Lettink, M. (2019). "Oligosoma toka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T120190199A120192694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T120190199A120192694.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ "Oligosoma toka CHAPPLE, BELL, CHAPPLE, MILLER, DAUGHERTY & PATTERSON, 2011". The Reptile Database. The Reptile Database. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Hitchmough, R.; Chapple, D.; van Winkel, D.; Lettink, M. (2019). "Oligosoma toka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T120190199A120192694. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T120190199A120192694.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[Conservation_2012-2] 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.

[Reptile_Database-3] "Oligosoma toka CHAPPLE, BELL, CHAPPLE, MILLER, DAUGHERTY & PATTERSON, 2011". The Reptile Database. The Reptile Database. Retrieved 20 July 2015.

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