Awakopaka Skink
Oligosoma awakopaka
- Critically endangered
- Card rarity: Legendary
- Reptiles
Oligosoma awakopaka, the Awakopaka skink, is a rare species of skink found in New Zealand. It can reach a snout-vent-length (SVL) of up to 77 mm and has a glossy, vibrant brown-yellow dorsal surface flecked with black, and typically sports a faint pale dorsolateral stripe edged with black. The ventral surface is vivid yellow and flecked with black as well.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Oligosoma