White-bellied skink

The white-bellied skink (Oligosoma hoparatea) is a species of skink endemic to the South Island of New Zealand. It is critically endangered, with an estimated 250 individuals in the wild.[1]

White-bellied skink
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. hoparatea
Binomial name
Oligosoma hoparatea
Whitaker, Chapple, Hitchmough, Lettink, & Patterson, 2018

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