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IUCN EX · Extinct

Redonda Skink

Copeoglossum redondae

The Redonda skink (Copeoglossum redondae) was a species of skink found on Redonda in Antigua and Barbuda, and Barbados. It is now considered extinct.

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Range & habitat

The skink was endemic to the small Caribbean island of Redonda, a dependency of Antigua and Barbuda with an area of around two square kilometers. While it was alive, it probably inhabited rocks and leaf litter in the open dry forests native to Redonda. The introduction of rats and goats to the island led to the almost complete elimination of vegetation there.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 146044.