Tonga ground skink

Tonga ground skink
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Eugongylidae
Genus:	Tachygyia Mittleman, 1952
Species:	†T. microlepis
Binomial name
†Tachygyia microlepis (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

The Tonga ground skink (Tachygyia microlepis) is an extinct species of skink endemic to the island of Tonga.

References

1. Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2012). "Tachygyia microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T21286A217760413. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T21286A217760413.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite iucn}}: |volume= / |doi= mismatch, |date= / |doi= mismatch (help)

Sources

• The Reptile Database