| Oligosoma prasinum | |
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| Oligosoma prasinum seen in the Mackenzie District, New Zealand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Scincidae |
| Genus: | Oligosoma |
| Species: | O. prasinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Oligosoma prasinum | |
The Mackenzie skink (Oligosoma prasinum) is a species of skink found in New Zealand. [2]
Oligosoma is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks found only in New Zealand, Norfolk Island and Lord Howe Island. Oligosoma had previously been found to belong to the Eugongylus group of genera in the subfamily Lygosominae; the Australian genus Bassiana appears to be fairly closely related.
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