Nevis skink

Nevis skink
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Oligosoma
Species:	O. toka
Binomial name
Oligosoma toka Chapple, Bell, Chapple, Miller, Patterson & Daugherty, 2011
Distribution of Oligosoma toka on a map of the South Island   Known native range

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

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

External links

• Holotype specimen of Oligosoma toka held at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
• Image of a Nevis skink