Tonga ground skink

Extinct species of lizard

Tonga ground skink
Conservation status

Extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Tachygyia
Mittleman, 1952
Species:
†T. microlepis
Binomial name
†Tachygyia microlepis
(Duméril & Bibron, 1839)

The Tonga ground skink (Tachygyia microlepis) is an extinct species of skink endemic to the island of Tonga.

References

  1. ^ Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2012). "Tachygyia microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T21286A2775072. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T21286A2775072.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

Sources

  • The Reptile Database
Taxon identifiers
Tachygyia microlepis


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