Tonga ground skink

Tonga ground skink
Conservation status
Extinct  (1996)  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Scincidae
Subfamily:	Eugongylinae
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. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Tachygyia microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T21286A217760413. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T21286A217760413.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Sources

• The Reptile Database