White-bellied skink

species of skink endemic to the South Island of New Zealand
Taxon taxon Q60790390
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White-bellied skink

Summary

White-bellied skink is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • White-bellied skink's instance of is recorded as taxon[2].
  • White-bellied skink is classified at the rank of species[3].
  • White-bellied skink's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[4].
  • White-bellied skink is classified within Oligosoma[5].
  • White-bellied skink is endemic to New Zealand[6].
  • White-bellied skink's scientific name is Oligosoma hoparatea[7].
  • White-bellied skink's Commons category is recorded as Oligosoma hoparatea[8].
  • White-bellied skink's described by source is recorded as Critter of the Week[9].
  • White-bellied skink's short name is recorded as O. hoparatea[10].
  • White-bellied skink is commonly known as White-bellied skink[11].
  • White-bellied skink is commonly known as pukuma skink[12].
  • White-bellied skink's NZTCS conservation status is recorded as nationally critical[13].

Body

Classification

White-bellied skink's scientific name is Oligosoma hoparatea[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[3]. It is classified within Oligosoma[5]. Recorded taxon common name include it[11] and pukuma skink[12].

Distribution

White-bellied skink is endemic to New Zealand[6].

Identifiers

White-bellied skink's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 714343[14]. White-bellied skink's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2174974[15]. White-bellied skink's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9654994[16].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Ambrosia10 · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ncbi taxonomy id → 2174974
    Iucn conservation status → Critically Endangered
    Nztcs id → 29953
    Catalogue of life id → 8GQ42
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: pukuma skink"
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