TNZOR Scincidae

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Changes to NZIB

• Cyclodina is now a synonym of Oligosoma, following Chapple, Ritchie & Daugherty (2009)

References

• Bell, T.P.; Patterson, G.B. 2008: A rare alpine skink Oligosoma pikitanga n. sp. (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Llawrenny Peaks, Fiordland, New Zealand. Zootaxa, 1882: 57-68. Abstract & excerpt ZooBank
• Chapple, D.G.; Bell, T.P.; Chapple, S.N.J.; Daugherty, C.H.; Patterson, G.B. 2011: Phylogeography and taxonomic revision of the New Zealand cryptic skink (Oligosoma inconspicuum; Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex. Zootaxa, 2782: 1–33. Preview ZooBank
• Chapple, D.G.; Ritchie, P.A.; Daugherty, C.H. 2009: Origin, diversification, and systematics of the New Zealand skink fauna (Reptilia: Scincidae). Molecular phylogenetics and evolution, 52(2): 470–487. ISSN: 1055-7903 doi PDF PDF
• Patterson, G.B.; Bell, T.P. 2009: The Barrier skink Oligosoma judgei n. sp. (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Darran and Takitimu Mountains, South Island, New Zealand. Zootaxa, 2271: 43-56. Abstract & excerpt ZooBank