Nevis skink
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Oligosoma toka

The Nevis skink (Oligosoma toka ) is a nationally vulnerable species of skink native to New Zealand. It is named in honour of the location of its habitat, the Nevis Valley.

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As of 2012 the Department of Conservation (DOC) classified the Nevis skink as Nationally Vulnerable under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

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1. Nevis skink Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevis_skink
2. Nevis skink on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/120190199/120192694

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