Oligosoma stenotis (PATTERSON & DAUGHERTY, 1994)
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Higher Taxa | Scincidae, Eugongylinae (Eugongylini), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Small-eared skink |
Synonym | Leiolopisma stenotis PATTERSON & DAUGHERTY 1994 Oligosoma stenotis — PATTERSON & DAUGHERTY 1995 Oligosoma stenotis — HICKSON et al. 2000 Oligosoma stenotis — HITCHMOUGH et al. 2016 |
Distribution | New Zealand (Steward Island)
Type locality: Trig D, southern end of Tin Range, 167° 45’ E, 47° 08’ S, New Zealand.
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Reproduction | ovovivparous |
Types | Holotype: NMNZ R2361 |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (53 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Rare, threatened, or endangered species. |
Etymology | Named after Greek stenos = narrow; and otos = ear, referring to the very small ear opening, scarcely larger than a pinhead in some specimens. |
References |
- HICKSON, Robert E.; KERRYN E. SLACK AND PETER LOCKHART 2000. Phylogeny recapitulates geography, or why New Zealand has so many species of skinks. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 70: 415–433 - get paper here
- Hitchmough, Rodney A.; Geoffrey B. Patterson, and David G. Chapple 2016. Putting a Name to Diversity: Taxonomy of the New Zealand Lizard Fauna. in: Chapple, D.G. (ed). New Zealand Lizards. Springer, pp. 87-108 - get paper here
- Patterson, G.B. and Daugherty, C.H. 1994. Leiolopisma stenotis, n. sp., (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Stewart Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 24(1): 125-132. - get paper here
- Patterson, G.B.; Daugherty, C.H. 1995. Reinstatement of the genus Oligosoma (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae). J. Royal Soc. New Zealand 25 (3): 327-331 - get paper here
- Titus, Daron 2022. Baseline lizard survey and lizard habitat identification on Mamaku Point Conservation Reserve Southern Institute of Technology, NZ - get paper here
- Winkel, D. van, Baling, M. & Hitchmough, R. 2018. Reptiles and Amphibians of New Zealand: A field guide. Auckland University Press, Auckland, 376 pp.
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