Copper skink

Copper skink
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. aeneum
Binomial name
Oligosoma aeneum
(Girard 1857)
Distribution of the copper skink in the North Island
  Known native range
Synonyms
  • Cyclodina aenea
  • Leiolopisma aeneum
  • Lygosoma aeneum
  • Oligosoma aenea

The copper skink (Oligosoma aeneum) is a skink of the family Scincidae that is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.

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