[Herpetology • 2017] Hidden Conservation Vulnerability within A Cryptic Species Complex: Taxonomic Revision of the Spotted Skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Zealand

Oligosoma elium Meltzer, Bell & Patterson, 2017 DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4300.3.2 Abstract The diverse skink fauna of New Zealand comprises 40 described species within the single genus Oligosoma Girard, 1857. Cryptic species are common among New Zealand skinks, leaving numerous species undescribed. We used molecular phylogeny together with morphological analyses to distinguish four species in the spotted skink, Oligosoma lineoocellatum (Duméril & Duméril 1851), species complex. These are O…

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