Four new species and one new subspecies of skinks, genusLeiolopisma(Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae) from New Zealand
- 28 February 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Vol. 20 (1), 65-84
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03036758.1990.10426733
Abstract
Four new species and one new subspecies of New Zealand skinks, genus Leiolopisma, identified on the basis of allozyme and morphological variation, are described: L. inconspicuum n. sp., L. maccanni n. comb., L. microlepis n. sp., L. notosaurus n. sp., and L. nigriplantare polychroma n. ssp. A morphological key for identifying these species is provided, and the practical difficulties of identifying morphologically cryptic species are discussed.Keywords
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