Tonga ground skink

Tonga ground skink

Extinct (1996)  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Subfamily: Eugongylinae
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. (2022) [amended version of 2012 assessment]. "Tachygyia microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T21286A217760413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T21286A217760413.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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