Reinstatement of the genus <i>Oligosoma</i> (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae)

199535 citationsJournal Article

Authors

G. B. Patterson · Statistics New Zealand

Charles H. Daugherty · Victoria University of Wellington

Abstract

New Zealand skinks previously referred to the genus Leiolopisma are well differentiated morphologically and genetically from their overseas relatives and thus are generically distinct. The generic name Oligosoma Girard, 1857 is resurrected to accommodate these 20 species.

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Amphibian and Reptile Biology Plant and animal studies Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volume 25, Issue 3, pp. 327-331

DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1995.9517493

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Reinstatement of the genus <i>Oligosoma</i> (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae)

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