Reinstatement of the genusOligosoma(Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae)
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Vol. 25 (3), 327-331
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03014223.1995.9517493
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.Keywords
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