Oligosoma polychroma

Common or northern grass skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. polychroma
Binomial name
Oligosoma polychroma
(Patterson & Daugherty, 1990)
Synonyms
  • Leiolopisma nigriplanatre polychroma (Patterson & Dougherty ,1990)
  • Oligosoma nigriplantare polychroma (Patterson & Dougherty ,1995)

The common skink (Oligosoma polychroma), also known as the northern grass skink,[1] is a species of skink native to New Zealand. Although historically classified as a subspecies of Oligosoma nigriplantare, it is likely to be given separate species status as data suggests it is a distinct species.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Northern grass skink," Department of Conservation. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Oligosoma polychroma". Department of Conservation Atlas. Government of New Zealand. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Oligosoma polychroma Common skink". Landcare Research NZ Lizards Database. Landcare Research. Retrieved 21 July 2015.