Oligosoma notosaurus

Oligosoma notosaurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincomorpha

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha

Familia: Scincidae
Subfamilia: Eugongylinae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species: Oligosoma notosaurus

Name

Oligosoma notosaurus (Patterson & Daugherty, 1990)

• Holotype: NMNZ R2078, collected by R.G. Powlesland in Janaury 1989.
• Type locality: “Codfish Island, latitude 46°46'S, longitude 167°36'E”.

Combinations

• Leiolopisma notosaurus Patterson & Daugherty, 1990: 77 [original combination]
• Oligosoma notosaurus — Patterson & Daugherty, 1995 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Patterson, G.B. & Daugherty, C.H. 1990. Four new species and one new subspecies of skinks, genus Leiolopisma (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae) from New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 20(1): 65–84. DOI: 10.1080/03036758.1990.10426733 Reference page. 

Links

• Hitchmough, R. & Chapple, D.G. 2021. IUCN: Oligosoma notosaurus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T15259A120190625. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T15259A120190625.en. Accessed on 09 March 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Southern Skink