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Oligosoma (New Zealand Lesser Skinks)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Scincidae)

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Oligosoma in general

Bell, T. 2014. The Garston Skink reappears at Macraes Flat! BioGecko 2: 51.

Bell, T.P.; Patterson, G.B.; Jewell, T. 2008. Alpine lizard research in Fiordland National Park February-March 2007. DOC Research & Development Series 304: 1-18.

Chapple, D.G.; Daugherty, C.H.; Ritchie, P.A. 2008. Comparative phylogeography reveals pre-decline population structure of New Zealand Cyclodina (Reptilia: Scincidae) species. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 95(2): 388-408.

Chapple, D.G.; Patterson, G.B.; Bell, T.P.; Daugherty, C.H. 2008. Taxonomic revision of the New Zealand Copper Skink (Cyclodina aenea: Squamata: Scincidae) species complex, with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Herpetology 42(3): 437-452.

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.

Daugherty, C.H.; Patterson, G.B.; Thorn, C.J.; French, D.C. 1990. Differentiation of the members of the New Zealand Leiolopisma nigriplantare species complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Herpetological Monographs 4: 61-76.

Dick, B.B. 1981. A lizard study on Great Barrier Island. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 12(2): 3-6.

Frank, H. 2015. Further observations on a population of the Canterbury spotted skink Oligosoma ‘Central Canterbury’ in lowland South Canterbury, New Zealand. BioGecko 3: 7-13.

Hardy, G.S. 1977. The New Zealand Scincidae (Reptilia, Lacertilia); a taxonomic and zoogeographic study. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 4(3): 221-325.

Hardy, G.S. 1982. Review of some aspects of New Zealand skink taxonomy. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 349-357.

Hare, K.M.; Daugherty, C.H.; Chapple, D.G. 2008. Comparative phylogeography of three skink species (Oligosoma moco, O. smithi, O. suteri; Reptilia: Scincidae) in northeastern New Zealand. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46(1): 303-315.

Hare, K.M.; Miller, K.A. 2010. Frequency of tail loss does not reflect innate predisposition in temperate New Zealand lizards. Naturwissenschaften 97(2): 197-203.

Hickson, R.E.; Slack, K.E.; Lockhart, P. 2000. Phylogeny recapitulates geography, or why New Zealand has so many species of skinks. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 70(3): 415-433.

Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.B. 2010. Case 3510. Cyclodina aenea Girard, 1857 (currently Oligosoma aeneum; Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae): proposed conservation of the specific name and suppression of the senior subjective synonym Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843 (currently Oligosoma ornatum Gray, 1843). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 67(4): 307-313.

Jarvie, S.; Monks, J.M. 2014. Step on it: can footprints from tracking tunnels be used to identify lizard species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 41(3): 210-217.

Norbury, G. 2001. Conserving dryland lizards by reducing predator-mediated apparent competition and direct competition with introduced rabbits. Journal of Applied Ecology 38(6): 1350-1361.

Patterson, G.B. 1997. South Island skinks of the genus Oligosoma: description of O. longipes n. sp. with redescription of O. otagense (McCann) and O. waimatense (McCann). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27(4): 439-450.

Patterson, G.B.; Daugherty, C.H. 1995. Reinstatement of the genus Oligosoma (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 25(3): 327-331.

Towns, D.R.; Elliott, G.P. 1996. Effects of habitat structure on distribution and abundance of lizards at Pukerua Bay, Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 20(2): 191-206.

Towns, D.R.; Neilson, K.A.; Whitaker, A.H. 2002. North Island Oligosoma spp. skink recovery plan 2002-2012. Threatened Species Recovery Plan 48: 1-61.

Wiles, A. 2017. First record of Kupe skink (Oligosoma ‘Southern North Island’) displaying melanistic traits at the Cape Sanctuary, Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand. BioGecko 4: ?.

Yaldwyn, J.C. 1982. Discussion on New Zealand skinks. Occasional Publication New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs Wildlife Services 2: 359-361.

Oligosoma acrinasum

Hardy, G.S. 1977. The New Zealand Scincidae (Reptilia, Lacertilia); a taxonomic and zoogeographic study. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 4(3): 221-325.

Patterson, G.B. 1984. Record of the skink Leiolopisma acrinasum Hardy from a boulder beach on Resolution Island, New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 15(1): 13.

Thomas, B.W. 1985. Observations on the Fiordland skink (Leiolopisma acrinasum Hardy). pp. 17-22. In: Grigg, G.; Shine, R. & Ehmann, H. (eds.). Biology of Australian frogs and reptiles. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty & the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Chipping Norton (NSW). 527 pp.

Thomas, B.W.; Whitaker, T.H. 1995. Translocation of the Fiordland skink, Leiolopisma acrinasum to Hawea Island, Breaksea Sound, Fiordland, New Zealand. pp. 91-96. In: Serena, M. (ed.). Reintroduction biology of Australian and New Zealand fauna. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton. 264 pp.

Oligosoma aeneum

Baling, M.; Ji, W.; Gartrell, B.; Brunton, D.H. 2013. Detection of Salmonella during the translocation of two endemic New Zealand lizard species within the Hauraki Gulf. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 40(3): 249-254.

Ball, O.; Parrish, R. 2005. Lizard predation by North Island fernbird (Bowdleria punctata vealeae). Notornis 52(4): 250-251.

Bell, B.D. 1996. Blackbird (Turdus merula) predation on the endemic copper skink (Cyclodina aenea). Notornis 43(4): 213-217.

Fawcett, J.D. 1970. Reproduction in the New Zealand skink, Sphenomorphus pseudornatus. Journal Colorado-Wyoming Acad. Sci. 7: 43.

Hare, K.M.; Pledger, S.; Thompson, M.B.; Miller, J.H.; Daugherty, C.H. 2010. Nocturnal lizards from a cool-temperate environment have high metabolic rates at low temperatures. Journal of Comparative Physiology B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 180(8): 1173-1181.

Hitchmough, R.A.; Neilson, K.A.; Goddard, K.; Goold, M.; Gartrell, B.; Cockburn, S.; Ling, N. 2012. Assessment of microbranding as an alternative marking technique for long-term identification of New Zealand lizards. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 36(2): 151-156.

Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.B. 2010. Case 3510. Cyclodina aenea Girard, 1857 (currently Oligosoma aeneum; Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae): proposed conservation of the specific name and suppression of the senior subjective synonym Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843 (currently Oligosoma ornatum Gray, 1843). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 67(4): 307-313.

Hitchmough, R.A.; Patterson, G.B. 2011. Comment on the proposed conservation of the specific name of Cyclodina aenea Girard, 1857 (currently Oligosoma aeneum; Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) and suppression of the senior subjective synonym Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843 (currently Oligosoma ornatum). (Case 3510). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68(2): 144.

Hoare, J.M.; Adams, L.K.; Bull, L.S.; Towns, D.R. 2007. Attempting to manage complex predator-prey interactions fails to avert imminent extinction of a threatened New Zealand skink population. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(5): 1576-1584.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2012. Opinion 2313. (Case 3510). Cyclodina aenea Girard, 1857 (currently Oligosoma aeneum; Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) and Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843 (currently Oligosoma ornatum): specific names conserved and neotype; designated. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 69(4): 308-309.

McCallum, J. 1986. Evcidence of predation by kiore upon lizards from the Mokohinau Islands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 9: 83-87.

McCallum, J.; Hitchmough, R.A. 1982. Lizards of Rakitu (Arid) Island. Tane 28: 135-136.

Montoya, I.; Burns, K.C. 2007. Community-wide character displacement in New Zealand Skinks. Journal of Biogeography 34(12): 2139-2147.

Newman, D.G. 1994. Effects of a mouse, Mus musculus, eradication programme and habitat change on lizard populations of Mana Island, New Zealand, with special reference to McGregor's skink, Cyclodina macgregori. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4): 443-456.

Parrish, G.R.; Anderson, P.J. 1999. Lizard transfers from Matapia Island to Motuopao Island, Northland and observations on other fauna. Tane 37: 1-14.

Parrish, G.R.; Pierce, R.J. 1993. Reptiles of Motuopao Island, Northland, New Zealand. Tane 34: 53-58.

Patterson, G.B.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Chapple, D.G. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the ornate skink (Oligosoma ornatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex from northern New Zealand. Zootaxa 3736(1): 54-68.

Porter, R. 1988. An ecological comparison of two Cyclodina skinks (Reptilia: Lacertilia) in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(4): 493-507.

Towns, D.R.; Elliott, G.P. 1996. Effects of habitat structure on distribution and abundance of lizards at Pukerua Bay, Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 20(2): 191-206.

Zug, G.R. 1985. Pacific island lizards - status of type specimens from the US Exploring Expedition 1838-1842. Copeia 1985(1): 150-154.

Oligosoma alani

Parrish, G.R.; Anderson, P.J. 1999. Lizard transfers from Matapia Island to Motuopao Island, Northland and observations on other fauna. Tane 37: 1-14.

Porter, R. 1988. Captive breeding and maintainence [sic] of the New Zealand robust skink, Cyclodina alani (Robb, 1970). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 18(1): 1-6.

Robb, J. 1970. A new skink of the genus Leiolopisma from New Zealand. Proceedings Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (C) 73: 228-229.

Towns, D.R.; Ferreira, S.M.; Cruddace, N.; Oldham, R.S.; Burke, T. 2001. Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Lacertilia: Scincidae) by translocation of small populations. Biological Conservation 98(2): 211-222.

Worthy, T.H. 1987. Osteological observations on the larger species of the skink Cyclodina and the subfossil occurrence of these and the gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii in the North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(2): 219-229.

Oligosoma awakopaka

Jewell, T.R. 2015. New skink species found in Fiordland. BioGecko 3: ?.

Jewell, T.R. 2017. Oligosoma awakopaka n. sp. (Reptilia: Scincidae) from Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. BioGecko 4: ?.

Oligosoma burganae

Oligosoma chloronoton

Greaves, S.N.J.; Chapple, D.G.; Gleeson, D.M.; Daugherty, C.H.; Ritchie, P.A. 2007. Phylogeography of the Spotted Skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum) and green skink (O. chloronoton) species complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in New Zealand reveals pre-Pleistocene divergence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45(2): 729-739.

Hardy, G.S. 1977. The New Zealand Scincidae (Reptilia, Lacertilia); a taxonomic and zoogeographic study. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 4(3): 221-325.

Mules, R.D. 2012. Natural history notes: Oligosoma chloronoton (Green Skink). Longevity, site fidelity. Herpetological Review 43(3): 488-489.

Oligosoma elium

Melzer, S.; Bell, T.; Patterson, G.B. 2017. Hidden conservation vulnerability within a cryptic species complex: taxonomic revision of the Spotted Skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 4300(3): 355–379.

Oligosoma fallai

Parrish, G.R.; Gill, B.J. 2003. Natural history of the lizards of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30(3): 205-220.

Oligosoma grande

Berry, O.; Gleeson, D.M. 2005. Distinguishing historical fragmentation from a recent population decline - shrinking or pre-shrunk skink from New Zealand? Biological Conservation 123(2): 197-210.

Berry, O.; Tocher, M.D.; Gleeson, D.M.; Sarre, S.D. 2005. Effect of vegetation matrix on animal dispersal: Genetic evidence from a study of endangered skinks. Conservation Biology 19(3): 855-864.

Berry, O.; Tocher, M.D.; Sarre, S.D. 2004. Can assignment tests measure dispersal? Molecular Ecology 13(3): 551-561.

Coddington, E.J.; Cree, A. 1998. Population numbers, response to weather, movements and management of the threatened New Zealand skinks Oligosoma grande and O. otagense in tussock grassland. Pacific Conservation Biology 3(4): 379-391.

Cree, A. 1994. Low annual reproductive output in female reptiles from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4): 351-372.

Eifler, D.A.; Eifler, M.A. 1999. Foraging behavior and spacing patterns of the lizard Oligosoma grande. Journal of Herpetology 33(4): 632-639.

Eifler, D.A.; Eifler, M.A. 1999. The influence of prey distribution on the foraging strategy of the lizard Oligosoma grande (Reptilia: Scincidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 45(6): 397-402.

Fleetwood Berry, O. 2006. Inbreeding and promiscuity in the endangered grand skink. Conservation Genetics 7(3): 427-437.

Gebauer, K.; Dickinson, K.J.M.; Whigham, P.A.; Seddon, P.J. 2013. Matrix matters: differences of Grand Skink metapopulation parameters in native tussock grasslands and Exotic pasture grasslands. PLoS ONE 8(10): e76076, 1-12.

Greer, A.E.; Whitaker, T. 2002. The relationship between mass and snout-vent length in the New Zealand tor-inhabiting skink Oligosoma grande. Herpetological Review 33(3): 170-171.

Harris, K.M.; Dickinson, K.J.M.; Whigham, P.A. 2014. Functional connectivity and matrix quality: network analysis for a critically endangered New Zealand lizard. Landscape Ecology 29(1): 41-53.

Houghton, C.; Linkhorn, R. 2002. Population decline in the skinks Oligosoma otagense and O. grande at Macraes Flat, Otago. DOC Science Internal Series 32: 1-26.

Marshall, J.E.; Jewell, T. 2007. Consumption of non-toxic baits by grand (Oligosoma grande) and otago (O. otagense) skinks. DOC Research & Development Series 272: 1-11.

McSweeney, G. 1983. South Island tussock grasslands- a forgotten habitat. Forest & Bird (Wellington) 14(7): 50-54.

McSweeney, G. 1989. Giant skinks of Otago. Deep in the schist. Forest & Bird (Wellington) 20(2)(252): 14-18.

Reardon, J.T.; Whitmore, N.; Holmes, K.M.; Judd, L.M.; Hutcheon, A.D.; Norbury, G.; Mackenzie, D.I. 2012. Predator control allows critically endangered lizards to recover on mainland New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 36(2): 141-150.

Roughton, C.M. 2005. Assessment of methods to monitor Otago Skink and grand skink populations, New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 211: 5-26.

Salt, A.J. 2016. Natural history notes: Oligosoma otagense (Otago Skink), Oligosoma grande (Grand Skink). Predation. Herpetological Review 47(2): 300.

Seddon, P.J.; Roughton, C.M.; Reardon, J.; Mackenzie, D.I. 2011. Dynamics of an endangered New Zealand skink: accounting for incomplete detectability in estimating patch occupancy. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 35(3): 247-253.

Stanley, M.C. 1998. Homing in the skink, Oligosoma grande, within a fragmented habitat. Journal of Herpetology 32(3): 461-464.

Thomas, B.W. 1983. A review of the herpetofauna of southern New Zealand with some taxonomic considerations. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 14(1-2): 22-34.

Tocher, M.D. 2003. The diet of grand skinks (Oligosoma grande) and Otago Skinks (O. otagense) in Otago seral tussock grasslands. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30(3): 243-257.

Tocher, M.D. 2006. Survival of grand and Otago Skinks following predator control. Journal of Wildlife Management 70(1): 31-42.

Tocher, M.D. 2009. Life history traits contribute to decline of critically endangered lizards at Macraes Flat, Otago. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 33(2): 125-137.

Towns, D.R. 1985. The status and prospects of the rare New Zealand lizards Leiolopisma grande (Gray), Cyclodina whitakeri Hardy and Leiolopisma otagense McCann (Lacertilia: Scincidae). pp. 481-489. In: Grigg, G.; Shine, R. & Ehmann, H. (eds.). Biology of Australian frogs and reptiles. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty & the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Chipping Norton (NSW). 527 pp.

Whitmore, N.; Judd, L.M.; Mules, R.D.; Webster, T.A.; Madill, S.C.; Hutcheon, A.D. 2012. A trial wild-wild translocation of the critically endangered grand skink Oligosoma grande in Otago, New Zealand. Conservation Evidence 9: 28-35.

Oligosoma hardyi

Chapple, D.G.; Patterson, G.B.; Bell, T.P.; Daugherty, C.H. 2008. Taxonomic revision of the New Zealand Copper Skink (Cyclodina aenea: Squamata: Scincidae) species complex, with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Herpetology 42(3): 437-452.

Oligosoma homalonotum

Hardy, G.S. 1977. The New Zealand Scincidae (Reptilia, Lacertilia); a taxonomic and zoogeographic study. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 4(3): 221-325.

McCallum, J. 1980. The locality of Flat Island. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 11(2): 5-6.

Neilson, K.A. 2002. Evaporative water loss as a restriction on habitat use in endangered New Zealand endemic skinks. Journal of Herpetology 36(3): 342-348.

Neilson, K.A.; Curran, J.M.; Towns, D.R.; Jamieson, H. 2006. Habitat use by chevron skinks (Oligosoma homalonotum) (Sauria: Scincidae) on Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 30(3): 345-356.

West, J.A. 1979. Range extension for Leiolopisma homalonotum (Boulenger). Herpetofauna (Sydney) 10(2): 30-31.

Oligosoma hoparatea

Whitaker, T.; Chapple, D.G.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Lettink, M.; Patterson, G.B. 2018. A new species of scincid lizard in the genus Oligosoma (Reptilia: Scincidae) from the mid-Canterbury high country, New Zealand. Zootaxa 4377(2): 269–279.

Oligosoma inconspicuum

Chapple, D.G.; Bell, T.P.; Chapple, S.N.J.; Miller, K.A.; 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.

Jewell, T.R. 2015. Insight into the cryptic skink (Oligosoma aff. nconspicuum) species-complex in North Otago. BioGecko 3: ?.

Patterson, G.B. 1992. The ecology of a New Zealand grassland lizard guild. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 22(2): 91-106.

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.

Wilson, D.J.; Mulvey, R.L.; Clark, R.D. 2007. Sampling skinks and geckos in artificial cover objects in a dry mixed grassland-shrubland with mammalian predator control. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 31(2): 169-185.

Oligosoma infrapunctatum

Efford, M.G.; Fewster, R.M. 2013. Estimating population size by spatially explicit capture-recapture. Oikos 122(6): 918-928.

Jewell, T.R. 2017. The ecology and conservation of the cobble skink (Oligosoma aff. infrapunctatum). BioGecko 4: ?.

Thompson, M.B. 2000. Natural history notes: Oligosoma spp. (New Zealand Skinks). Predation. Herpetological Review 31(3): 175.

Oligosoma judgeorum

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.

Oligosoma kokowai

Oligosoma levidensum

Oligosoma lichenigerum

Hutchinson, M.N.; Thompson, M.B.; Stewart, J.R. 2005. Natural history notes: Lampropholis delicata (Delicate Skink, Rainbow Skink). Introduction. Herpetological Review 36(4): 450-451.

Oligosoma lineoocellatum

Frank, H. 2012. Rediscovery of the spotted skink Oligosoma aff. lineoocellatum 'Central Canterbury' in lowland South Canterbury, New Zealand. BioGecko 1: 29-33.

Freeman, A. 1997. The conservation status of a coastal duneland lizard fauna at Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury, New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 27(1): 25-30.

Greaves, S.N.J.; Chapple, D.G.; Gleeson, D.M.; Daugherty, C.H.; Ritchie, P.A. 2007. Phylogeography of the Spotted Skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum) and green skink (O. chloronoton) species complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae) in New Zealand reveals pre-Pleistocene divergence. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45(2): 729-739.

Hoare, J.M.; Stephens, C.L.; Daugherty, C.H.; Phillpot, P.M.S. 2005. Natural history notes: Oligosoma lineoocellatum (Spotted Skink). Longevity, site fidelity. Herpetological Review 36(2): 181.

Lettink, M.; Cree, A.; Norbury, G.; Seddon, P.J. 2008. Monitoring and restoration options for lizards on Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury. DOC Research & Development Series 301: 1-44.

Melzer, S.; Bell, T.; Patterson, G.B. 2017. Hidden conservation vulnerability within a cryptic species complex: taxonomic revision of the Spotted Skink (Oligosoma lineoocellatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) from New Zealand. Zootaxa 4300(3): 355–379.

Montoya, I.; Burns, K.C. 2007. Community-wide character displacement in New Zealand Skinks. Journal of Biogeography 34(12): 2139-2147.

Spencer, N.J.; Thomas, B.W.; Mason, R.F.; Dugdale, J.S. 1998. Diet and life history variation in the sympatric lizards Oligosoma nigriplantare polychroma and Oligosoma lineoocellatum. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 25(4): 457-463.

Thompson, M.B. 2000. Natural history notes: Oligosoma spp. (New Zealand Skinks). Predation. Herpetological Review 31(3): 175.

Thompson, M.B.; Daugherty, C.H.; Cree, A.; French, D.C.; Gillingham, J.C.; Barwick, R.E. 1992. Status and longevity of the tuatara, Sphenodon guntheri, and Duvaucel's gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii on North Brother Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 22(2): 123-130.

Oligosoma longipes

Oligosoma maccanni

Cree, A.; Hare, K.M. 2010. Equal thermal opportunity does not result in equal gestation length in a cool-climate skink and gecko. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5(2): 271-282.

Frank, H.; Wilson, D.J. 2011. Distribution, status and conservation measures for lizards in limestone areas of South Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 38(1): 15-28.

Freeman, A. 1997. The conservation status of a coastal duneland lizard fauna at Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury, New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 27(1): 25-30.

Freeman, A.B. 1997. Comparative ecology of two Oligosoma skinks in coastal Canterbury: a contrast with central Otago. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 21(2): 153-160.

Gaby, M.J.; Besson, A.A.; Bezzina, C.N.; Caldwell, A.J.; Cosgrove, S.; Cree, A.; Haresnape, S.; Hare, K.M. 2011. Thermal dependence of locomotor performance in two cool-temperate lizards. Journal of Comparative Physiology A Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 197(9): 869-875.

Hardy, G.S. 1977. The New Zealand Scincidae (Reptilia, Lacertilia); a taxonomic and zoogeographic study. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 4(3): 221-325.

Hare, K.M.; Caldwell, A.J.; Cree, A. 2012. Effects of early postnatal environment on phenotype and survival of a lizard. Oecologia (Berlin) 168(3): 639-649.

Hare, K.M.; Cree, A. 2010. Exploring the consequences of climate-induced changes in cloud cover on offspring of a cool-temperate viviparous lizard. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 101(4): 844-851.

Hare, K.M.; Cree, A. 2011. Maternal and environmental influences on reproductive success of a viviparous grassland lizard. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 35(3): 254-260.

Hare, K.M.; Yeong, C.; Cree, A. 2011. Does gestational temperature or prenatal sex ratio influence development of sexual dimorphism in a viviparous skink? Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A-Ecological Genetics and Physiology 315A(4): 215-221.

Holmes, K.M.; Cree, A. 2006. Annual reproduction in females of a viviparous skink (Oligosoma maccanni) in a subalpine environment. Journal of Herpetology 40(2): 141-151.

Jones, C.; Bell, T.P. 2010. Relative effects of toe-clipping and pen-marking on short-term recapture probability of McCann's skinks (Oligosoma maccanni). Herpetological Journal 20(4): 237-241.

Lettink, M.; Cree, A. 2006. Predation, by the feral house mouse (Mus musculus), of McCann's skinks (Oligosoma maccanni) constrained in pitfall traps. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 36(1): 61-62.

Lettink, M.; Cree, A. 2007. Relative use of three types of artificial retreats by terrestrial lizards in grazed coastal shrubland, New Zealand. Applied Herpetology 4(3): 227-243.

Lettink, M.; Cree, A.; Norbury, G.; Seddon, P.J. 2008. Monitoring and restoration options for lizards on Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury. DOC Research & Development Series 301: 1-44.

Lettink, M.; Norbury, G.; Cree, A.; Seddon, P.J.; Duncan, R.P.; Schwarz, C.J. 2010. Removal of introduced predators, but not artificial refuge supplementation, increases skink survival in coastal duneland. Biological Conservation 143(1): 72-77.

Lettink, M.; Seddon, P.J. 2007. Influence of microhabitat factors on capture rates of lizards in a coastal New Zealand environment. Journal of Herpetology 41(2): 187-196.

Molinia, F.C.; Bell, T.P.; Norbury, G.; Cree, A.; Gleeson, D.M. 2010. Assisted breeding of skinks or how to teach a lizard old tricks! Herpetological Conservation and Biology 5(2): 311-319.

O'Neill, S.B.; Chapple, D.G.; Daugherty, C.H.; Ritchie, P.A. 2008. Phylogeography of two New Zealand lizards: McCann's skink (Oligosoma maccanni) and the brown skink (O. zelandicum). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48(3): 1168-1177.

Patterson, G.B. 1984. The effect of burning-off tussock grassland on the population density of common skinks. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 11(2): 189-194.

Patterson, G.B. 1992. The ecology of a New Zealand grassland lizard guild. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 22(2): 91-106.

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.

Reardon, J.T.; Tocher, M.D. 2003. Diagnostic morphometrics of the skink species, Oligosoma maccanni and O. nigriplantare polychroma, from South Island, New Zealand. DOC Science Internal Series 105: 1-21.

Spencer, N.J.; Grimmond, N.M. 1994. Influence of elevation on the thermoregulation of two sympatric lizards. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4): 379-385.

Spitzen-van der Sluijs, A.; Spitzen, J.; Houston, D.; Stumpel, A.H.P. 2009. Skink predation by hedgehogs at Macraes Flat, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 33(2): 205-207.

Thierry, A.; Lettink, M.; Besson, A.A.; Cree, A. 2009. Thermal properties of artificial refuges and their implications for retreat-site selection in lizards. Applied Herpetology 6(4): 307-326.

Vermunt, A.; Hare, K.M.; Besson, A.A. 2014. Unusual change in activity pattern at cool temperature in a reptile (Sphenodon punctatus). Journal of Thermal Biology 42: 40-45.

Wilson, D.J.; Mulvey, R.L.; Clark, R.D. 2007. Sampling skinks and geckos in artificial cover objects in a dry mixed grassland-shrubland with mammalian predator control. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 31(2): 169-185.

Oligosoma macgregori

Hare, K.M.; Pledger, S.; Thompson, M.B.; Miller, J.H.; Daugherty, C.H. 2007. Low cost of locomotion in lizards that are active at low temperatures. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80(1): 46-58.

Hare, K.M.; Pledger, S.; Thompson, M.B.; Miller, J.H.; Daugherty, C.H. 2010. Nocturnal lizards from a cool-temperate environment have high metabolic rates at low temperatures. Journal of Comparative Physiology B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 180(8): 1173-1181.

Newman, D.G. 1994. Effects of a mouse, Mus musculus, eradication programme and habitat change on lizard populations of Mana Island, New Zealand, with special reference to McGregor's skink, Cyclodina macgregori. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4): 443-456.

Parrish, R. 2008. Re-introduction of skink and gecko species to Marotere Islands, northland, New Zealand. pp. 62-65. In: Soorae, P.S. (ed.). Global re-introduction perspectives: re-introduction case-studies from around the globe. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group, Abu Dhabi. 284 pp.

Robb, J. 1975. Two new skinks of the genus Leiolopisma from New Zealand. Proceedings Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (Biol. Med. Sci.) 78(5): 477-483.

Worthy, T.H. 1987. Osteological observations on the larger species of the skink Cyclodina and the subfossil occurrence of these and the gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii in the North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(2): 219-229.

Oligosoma microlepis

Gebauer, K. 2009. Trapping and identification techniques for small-scaled skinks (Oligosoma microlepis). DOC Research & Development Series 318: 1-24.

Norris, T.B. 2003. Chromosomes of New Zealand Skinks, genus Oligosoma. Journal of Herpetology 37(2): 368-370.

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.

Oligosoma moco

Baling, M.; Ji, W.; Gartrell, B.; Brunton, D.H. 2013. Detection of Salmonella during the translocation of two endemic New Zealand lizard species within the Hauraki Gulf. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 40(3): 249-254.

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Lowe, G. 1982. Notes on thermoregulation & heat conduction in baby Leilopisma moco. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 13(2): 20-24.

McCallum, J. 1986. Evcidence of predation by kiore upon lizards from the Mokohinau Islands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 9: 83-87.

McCallum, J.; Harker, F.R. 1981. Reptiles of Cuvier Island. Tane 27: 17-22.

McCallum, J.; Hitchmough, R.A. 1982. Lizards of Rakitu (Arid) Island. Tane 28: 135-136.

Parrish, G.R.; Anderson, P.J. 1999. Lizard transfers from Matapia Island to Motuopao Island, Northland and observations on other fauna. Tane 37: 1-14.

Parrish, G.R.; Pierce, R.J. 1993. Reptiles of Motuopao Island, Northland, New Zealand. Tane 34: 53-58.

Robb, J. 1977. A revision of the synonymy of three species of leiolopismid skinks from New Zealand. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 32(6): 303-310.

Stephenson, B. 2012. Moko skink (Oligosoma moko) feeding from flowers of the coastal ngaio (Myoporum laetum). BioGecko 1: 45-46.

Tennyson, A.; Cameron, E.K.; Taylor, G.A. 1997. Fauna, flora and history of Moturekareka, Motutara and Kohatutara Islands, Hauraki Gulf. Tane 36: 27-56.

Winkel, D. van; Ji, W. 2012. Evidence of lizard predation by New Zealand kingfishers (Todiramphus sanctus vagans) and potential implications for threatened species translocations. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39(3): 201-208.

Oligosoma nigriplantare

Daugherty, C.H.; Patterson, G.B.; Thorn, C.J.; French, D.C. 1990. Differentiation of the members of the New Zealand Leiolopisma nigriplantare species complex (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Herpetological Monographs 4: 61-76.

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Heezik, Y.M. van; Ludwig, K. 2012. Proximity to source populations and untidy gardens predict occurrence of a small lizard in an urban area. Landscape and Urban Planning 104(2): 253-259.

Hickson, R.E.; Penny, D.; Scott, D.B. 1992. Molecular systematics and evolution in New Zealand: applications to cryptic skink species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 19(1-2): 33-44.

Liggins, L.; Chapple, D.G.; Daugherty, C.H.; Ritchie, P.A. 2008. Origin and post-colonization evolution of the Chatham Islands skink (Oligosoma nigriplantare nigriplantare). Molecular Ecology 17(14): 3290-3305.

Montoya, I.; Burns, K.C. 2007. Community-wide character displacement in New Zealand Skinks. Journal of Biogeography 34(12): 2139-2147.

Norris, T.B. 2003. Chromosomes of New Zealand Skinks, genus Oligosoma. Journal of Herpetology 37(2): 368-370.

Oligosoma notosaurus

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.

Oligosoma oliveri

Chapple, D.G.; Patterson, G.B.; Gleeson, D.M.; Daugherty, C.H.; Ritchie, P.A. 2008. Taxonomic revision of the marbled skink (Cyclodina oliveri, Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex, with a description of a new species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 35(2): 129-146.

Hardy, G.S. 1979. The karyotypes of two scincid lizards, and their bearing on relationships in genus Leiolopisma and its relatives (Scincidae: Lygosominae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6(4): 609-612.

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Towns, D.R.; Ferreira, S.M.; Cruddace, N.; Oldham, R.S.; Burke, T. 2001. Conservation of New Zealand lizards (Lacertilia: Scincidae) by translocation of small populations. Biological Conservation 98(2): 211-222.

Worthy, T.H. 1987. Osteological observations on the larger species of the skink Cyclodina and the subfossil occurrence of these and the gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii in the North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(2): 219-229.

Oligosoma ornatum

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2012. Opinion 2313. (Case 3510). Cyclodina aenea Girard, 1857 (currently Oligosoma aeneum; Reptilia, Squamata, Scincidae) and Tiliqua ornata Gray, 1843 (currently Oligosoma ornatum): specific names conserved and neotype; designated. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 69(4): 308-309.

McCallum, J.; Hitchmough, R.A. 1982. Lizards of Rakitu (Arid) Island. Tane 28: 135-136.

Parrish, G.R.; Anderson, P.J. 1999. Lizard transfers from Matapia Island to Motuopao Island, Northland and observations on other fauna. Tane 37: 1-14.

Parrish, G.R.; Gill, B.J. 2003. Natural history of the lizards of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30(3): 205-220.

Patterson, G.B.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Chapple, D.G. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the ornate skink (Oligosoma ornatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex from northern New Zealand. Zootaxa 3736(1): 54-68.

Porter, R. 1988. An ecological comparison of two Cyclodina skinks (Reptilia: Lacertilia) in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 14(4): 493-507.

Robb, J. 1977. A revision of the synonymy of three species of leiolopismid skinks from New Zealand. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 32(6): 303-310.

Oligosoma otagense

Bogisch, M.; Cree, A.; Monks, J.M. 2016. Short-term success of a translocation of Otago skinks (Oligosoma otagense) to Orokonui Ecosanctuary. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 43(2): 211-220.

Chapple, D.G.; Birkett, A.; Miller, K.A.; Daugherty, C.H.; Gleeson, D.M. 2012. Phylogeography of the endangered Otago Skink, Oligosoma otagense: population structure, hybridisation and genetic diversity in captive populations. PLoS ONE 7(4): e34599, 1-11.

Coddington, E.J.; Cree, A. 1998. Population numbers, response to weather, movements and management of the threatened New Zealand skinks Oligosoma grande and O. otagense in tussock grassland. Pacific Conservation Biology 3(4): 379-391.

Connolly, J.D.; Cree, A. 2008. Risks of a late start to captive management for conservation: phenotypic differences between wild and captive individuals of a viviparous endangered skink (Oligosoma otagense). Biological Conservation 141(5): 1283-1292.

Cree, A. 1994. Low annual reproductive output in female reptiles from New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4): 351-372.

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Germano, J.M. 2007. Movements, home ranges, and capture effect of the endangered Otago Skink (Oligosoma otagense). Journal of Herpetology 41(2): 179-186.

Hare, K.M.; Norbury, G.; Judd, L.M.; Cree, A. 2012. Survival of captive-bred skinks following reintroduction to the wild is not explained by variation in speed or body condition index. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39(4): 319-328.

Houghton, C.; Linkhorn, R. 2002. Population decline in the skinks Oligosoma otagense and O. grande at Macraes Flat, Otago. DOC Science Internal Series 32: 1-26.

Marshall, J.E.; Jewell, T. 2007. Consumption of non-toxic baits by grand (Oligosoma grande) and otago (O. otagense) skinks. DOC Research & Development Series 272: 1-11.

McSweeney, G. 1983. South Island tussock grasslands- a forgotten habitat. Forest & Bird (Wellington) 14(7): 50-54.

McSweeney, G. 1989. Giant skinks of Otago. Deep in the schist. Forest & Bird (Wellington) 20(2)(252): 14-18.

Norbury, G.; Munckhof, M. van den; Neitzel, S.; Hutcheon, A.; Reardon, J.; Ludwig, K. 2014. Impacts of invasive house mice on post-release survival of translocated lizards. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 38(2): 322-327.

Patterson, G.B. 1997. South Island skinks of the genus Oligosoma: description of O. longipes n. sp. with redescription of O. otagense (McCann) and O. waimatense (McCann). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 27(4): 439-450.

Reardon, J.T.; Whitmore, N.; Holmes, K.M.; Judd, L.M.; Hutcheon, A.D.; Norbury, G.; Mackenzie, D.I. 2012. Predator control allows critically endangered lizards to recover on mainland New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 36(2): 141-150.

Roughton, C.M. 2005. Assessment of methods to monitor Otago Skink and grand skink populations, New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 211: 5-26.

Roughton, C.M.; Seddon, P.J. 2006. Estimating site occupancy and detectability of an endangered New Zealand lizard, the Otago Skink (Oligosoma otagense). Wildlife Research 33(3): 193-198.

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Thomas, B.W. 1983. A review of the herpetofauna of southern New Zealand with some taxonomic considerations. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 14(1-2): 22-34.

Tocher, M.D. 2003. The diet of grand skinks (Oligosoma grande) and Otago Skinks (O. otagense) in Otago seral tussock grasslands. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30(3): 243-257.

Tocher, M.D. 2006. Survival of grand and Otago Skinks following predator control. Journal of Wildlife Management 70(1): 31-42.

Tocher, M.D. 2009. Life history traits contribute to decline of critically endangered lizards at Macraes Flat, Otago. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 33(2): 125-137.

Towns, D.R. 1985. The status and prospects of the rare New Zealand lizards Leiolopisma grande (Gray), Cyclodina whitakeri Hardy and Leiolopisma otagense McCann (Lacertilia: Scincidae). pp. 481-489. In: Grigg, G.; Shine, R. & Ehmann, H. (eds.). Biology of Australian frogs and reptiles. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty & the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, Chipping Norton (NSW). 527 pp.

Watchman, G. 1979. A captive breeding record of the skink Leiolopisma otagense. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 10(2): 15-16.

Oligosoma pikitanga

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.

Oligosoma polychroma

Barrett, P. 2017. Observations of insect egg predation by the northern grass skink Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 1a. BioGecko 4: ?.

Batson, W.G.; O'Donnell, C.F.J.; Nelson, N.J.; Monks, J.M. 2015. Placement period of artificial retreats affects the number and demographic composition but not the body condition of skinks. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 39(2): 273-279.

Chavel, E.E.; Hoare, J.M.; Batson, W.H.; O'Donnell, C.F.J. 2012. The effect of microhabitat on skink sightings beneath artificial retreats. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 39(1): 71-75.

Frank, H. 2017. Salvage of southern grass skinks (Oligosoma aff. polychroma Clade 5) in an old riverbed of the Rangitata South Branch, Canterbury, New Zealand. BioGecko 4: ?.

Frank, H.; Wilson, D.J. 2011. Distribution, status and conservation measures for lizards in limestone areas of South Canterbury, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 38(1): 15-28.

Freeman, A. 1997. The conservation status of a coastal duneland lizard fauna at Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury, New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 27(1): 25-30.

Freeman, A.B. 1997. Comparative ecology of two Oligosoma skinks in coastal Canterbury: a contrast with central Otago. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 21(2): 153-160.

Hare, K.M.; Pledger, S.; Thompson, M.B.; Miller, J.H.; Daugherty, C.H. 2007. Low cost of locomotion in lizards that are active at low temperatures. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 80(1): 46-58.

Hare, K.M.; Pledger, S.; Thompson, M.B.; Miller, J.H.; Daugherty, C.H. 2010. Nocturnal lizards from a cool-temperate environment have high metabolic rates at low temperatures. Journal of Comparative Physiology B Biochemical Systemic and Environmental Physiology 180(8): 1173-1181.

Hoare, J.M.; Adams, L.K.; Bull, L.S.; Towns, D.R. 2007. Attempting to manage complex predator-prey interactions fails to avert imminent extinction of a threatened New Zealand skink population. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(5): 1576-1584.

Hoare, J.M.; O'Donnell, C.F.J.; Westbrooke, I.; Hodapp, D.; Lettink, M. 2009. Optimising the sampling of skinks using artificial retreats based on weather conditions and time of day. Applied Herpetology 6(4): 379-390.

Lettink, M.; Cree, A. 2007. Relative use of three types of artificial retreats by terrestrial lizards in grazed coastal shrubland, New Zealand. Applied Herpetology 4(3): 227-243.

Lettink, M.; Cree, A.; Norbury, G.; Seddon, P.J. 2008. Monitoring and restoration options for lizards on Kaitorete Spit, Canterbury. DOC Research & Development Series 301: 1-44.

Lettink, M.; O'Donnell, C.F.J.; Hoare, J.M. 2011. Accuracy and precision of skink counts from artificial retreats. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 35(3): 236-246.

Lettink, M.; Seddon, P.J. 2007. Influence of microhabitat factors on capture rates of lizards in a coastal New Zealand environment. Journal of Herpetology 41(2): 187-196.

Liggins, L.; Chapple, D.G.; Daugherty, C.H.; Ritchie, P.A. 2008. Origin and post-colonization evolution of the Chatham Islands skink (Oligosoma nigriplantare nigriplantare). Molecular Ecology 17(14): 3290-3305.

Newman, D.G. 1994. Effects of a mouse, Mus musculus, eradication programme and habitat change on lizard populations of Mana Island, New Zealand, with special reference to McGregor's skink, Cyclodina macgregori. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 21(4): 443-456.

Norris, T.B. 2003. Chromosomes of New Zealand Skinks, genus Oligosoma. Journal of Herpetology 37(2): 368-370.

O'Donnell, C.F.J.; Hoare, J.M. 2009. Predation of lizards by black-fronted terns (Sterna albostriata). Notornis 56(3): 167-168.

O'Donnell, C.F.J.; Hoare, J.M. 2012. Monitoring trends in skink sightings from artificial retreats: influences of retreat design, placement period, and predator abundance. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(1): 58-66.

Patterson, G.B. 1992. The ecology of a New Zealand grassland lizard guild. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 22(2): 91-106.

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.

Reardon, J.T.; Tocher, M.D. 2003. Diagnostic morphometrics of the skink species, Oligosoma maccanni and O. nigriplantare polychroma, from South Island, New Zealand. DOC Science Internal Series 105: 1-21.

Reese, G. 2014. In dire straits: Grey-faced Heron predating on Southern Grass Skink (Oligosoma polychroma clade 5). BioGecko 2: 50.

Romijn, R. 2007. Predation by the southern bell frog (Litoria raniformis) on the common skink (Oligosoma nigriplantare polychroma) in New Zealand. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 37(2): 104-107.

Spencer, N.J.; Thomas, B.W.; Mason, R.F.; Dugdale, J.S. 1998. Diet and life history variation in the sympatric lizards Oligosoma nigriplantare polychroma and Oligosoma lineoocellatum. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 25(4): 457-463.

Spitzen-van der Sluijs, A.; Spitzen, J.; Houston, D.; Stumpel, A.H.P. 2009. Skink predation by hedgehogs at Macraes Flat, Otago, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 33(2): 205-207.

Wilson, D.J.; Mulvey, R.L.; Clark, R.D. 2007. Sampling skinks and geckos in artificial cover objects in a dry mixed grassland-shrubland with mammalian predator control. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 31(2): 169-185.

Oligosoma prasinum

Oligosoma repens

Bythell, J. 2012. Range extension of the Eyre Mountains Skink (Oligosoma repens) into Fiordland National Park. BioGecko 1: 39.

Chapple, D.G.; Bell, T.P.; Chapple, S.N.J.; Miller, K.A.; 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.

Oligosoma roimata

Patterson, G.B.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Chapple, D.G. 2013. Taxonomic revision of the ornate skink (Oligosoma ornatum; Reptilia: Scincidae) species complex from northern New Zealand. Zootaxa 3736(1): 54-68.

Oligosoma smithii

Baling, M.; Ji, W.; Gartrell, B.; Brunton, D.H. 2013. Detection of Salmonella during the translocation of two endemic New Zealand lizard species within the Hauraki Gulf. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 40(3): 249-254.

Baling, M.; Stuart-Fox, D.; Brunton, D.H.; Dale, J. 2016. Habitat suitability for conservation translocation: the importance of considering camouflage in cryptic species. Biological Conservation 203: 298-305.

Baling, M.; Wedding, C.; Barry, M.; Ji, W.; Brunton, D.H. 2010. Re-introduction of shore skinks to offshore islands in the Auckland region, New Zealand. pp. 88-92. In: Soorae, P.S. (ed.). Global re-introduction perspectives: 2010. Additional case-studies from around the globe. IUCN/SSC Re-introduction Specialist Group, Abu Dhabi. 352 pp.

Gill, B.J. 1983. Type specimens of amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in the Auckland Institute and Museum. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum 20: 203-215.

Hare, K.M.; Miller, K.A. 2009. What dives beneath: diving as a measure of performance in lizards. Herpetologica 65(3): 227-236.

Hitchmough, R.A.; McCallum, J. 1980. The mammals, birds, reptiles and freshwater fish of the eastern island group of the Bay of Islands. Tane 26: 127-134.

McCallum, J. 1986. Evcidence of predation by kiore upon lizards from the Mokohinau Islands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 9: 83-87.

Parrish, G.R.; Anderson, P.J. 1999. Lizard transfers from Matapia Island to Motuopao Island, Northland and observations on other fauna. Tane 37: 1-14.

Parrish, G.R.; Gill, B.J. 2003. Natural history of the lizards of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30(3): 205-220.

Parrish, G.R.; Pierce, R.J. 1993. Reptiles of Motuopao Island, Northland, New Zealand. Tane 34: 53-58.

Taylor, G.A. 1991. Flora and fauna of Plate (Montunau) Island, Bay of Plenty. Tane 33: 113-120.

Towns, D.R. 1974. A species of Scincidae from Kawerua. Tane 20: 155-156.

Towns, D.R. 1996. Changes in habitat use by lizards on a New Zealand island following removal of the introduced Pacific rat Rattus exulans. Pacific Conservation Biology 2(3): 286-292.

Wedding, C.J.; Ji, W.; Brunton, D.H. 2010. Implications of visitations by Shore Skinks Oligosoma smithi to bait stations containing brodifacoum in a dune system in New Zealand. Pacific Conservation Biology 16(2): 86-91.

Oligosoma stenotis

Patterson, G.B.; Daugherty, C.H. 1994. Leiolopisma stenotis, n. sp., (Reptilia: Lacertilia: Scincidae) from Stewart Island, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 24(1): 125-132.

Oligosoma striatum

Herbert, S.; Gilbert, J.; Bell, T. 2015. Striped skinks incidentally recorded under closed-cell foam covers at Windy Hill, Great Barrier Island, New Zealand. BioGecko 3: 14-18.

Melgren, P.S. 1980. Leiolopisma striatum (Buller) is a rare and endangered species. Herpetofauna (Sydney) 11(2): 12-14.

Neilson, K.A. 2002. Evaporative water loss as a restriction on habitat use in endangered New Zealand endemic skinks. Journal of Herpetology 36(3): 342-348.

Neilson, K.A.; Duganzich, D.; Goetz, B.; Waas, J.R. 2004. Improving search strategies for the cryptic New Zealand striped skink (Oligosoma striatum) through behavioural contrasts with the brown skink (Oligosoma zelandicum). New Zealand Journal of Ecology 28(2): 267-278.

Oligosoma suteri

Chapple, D.G.; Keall, S.N.; Daugherty, C.H.; Hare, K.M. 2017. Nest-site selection and the factors influencing hatching success and offspring phenotype in a nocturnal skink. Amphibia-Reptilia 38(3): 363–369.

Fawcett, J.D. 1971. Note on the occurrence of the black shore skink, Leiolopisma suteri, Port Jackson, North Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Science 14: 1112-1114.

Hare, K.M.; Daugherty, C.H.; Cree, A. 2002. Incubation regime affects juvenile morphology and hatching success, but not sex, of the oviparous lizard Oligosoma suteri (Lacertilia: Scincidae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 29(3): 221-229.

Hare, K.M.; Longson, C.G.; Pledger, S.; Daugherty, C.H. 2004. Size, growth, and survival are reduced at cool incubation temperatures in the temperate lizard Oligosoma suteri (Lacertilia: Scincidae). Copeia 2004(2): 383-390.

Hare, K.M.; Pledger, S.; Daugherty, C.H. 2008. Low incubation temperatures negatively influence locomotor performance and behavior of the nocturnal lizard Oligosoma suteri (Lacertidae: Scincidae). Copeia 2008(1): 16-22.

Janssen, J. 2015. A first-recorded case of hypomelanism in a wild Suter’s skink (Oligosoma suteri) following eradication of invasive alien species. BioGecko 3: ?.

Longson, C.G.; Hare, K.M.; Daugherty, C.H. 2007. Fluctuating asymmetry does not reflect environmental stress during incubation in an oviparous lizard. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 34(2): 91-96.

McCallum, J. 1981. Reptiles of Tawhiti Rahi Island, Poor Knights Islands, New Zealand. Tane 27: 55-58.

McCallum, J. 1986. Evcidence of predation by kiore upon lizards from the Mokohinau Islands. New Zealand Journal of Ecology 9: 83-87.

Miller, K.A.; Hare, K.M.; Nelson, N.J. 2010. Do alternate escape tactics provide a means of compensation for impaired performance ability? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 99(2): 241-249.

Miller, K.A.; Towns, D.R.; Allendorf, F.W.; Ritchie, P.A.; Nelson, N.J. 2011. Genetic structure and individual performance following a recent founding event in a small lizard. Conservation Genetics 12(2): 461-473.

Parrish, G.R.; Gill, B.J. 2003. Natural history of the lizards of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 30(3): 205-220.

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Oligosoma taumakae

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Oligosoma tekakahu

Oligosoma toka

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Oligosoma townsi

Oligosoma waimatense

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Oligosoma whitakeri

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Oligosoma zelandicum

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