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Glossy Brown Skink
Oligosoma zelandicum
The brown skink (Oligosoma zelandicum) is a species of skink that is native to New Zealand. It is the type species of the genus Oligosoma Girard, 1857, by original designation.
From the article Brown skink on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The brown skink is relatively numerous and is found from Taranaki to Wellington in the North Island and in the Marlborough Sounds, Nelson and Westland in the South Island.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 82542.