Otago skink

Otago skink
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. otagense
Binomial name
Oligosoma otagense
McCann, 1955
Distribution of Oligosoma otagense on a map of the South Island
  Known native range
Synonyms
  • Girardiscincus otagense (McCann, 1955)
  • Leiolopisma grande ssp. otagense McCann, 1955

The Otago skink (Oligosoma otagense) is a rare, endangered species of large skink in the family Scincidae, found in the rocky canyons and grassy patches of Central Otago, New Zealand.