Oligosoma


Oligosoma is a genus of small to medium-sized skinks found only in New Zealand as well as Norfolk and Lord Howe islands. Oligosoma had previously been found to belong to the Eugongylus group of genera in the subfamily Lygosominae; the Australian genus Bassiana appears to be fairly closely related.

Species

The currently described species are:
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Oligosoma.

Merging ''Oligosoma'' and ''Cyclodina''

A molecular phylogenetic analysis has merged the old genus Cyclodina with Oligosoma, rendering Cyclodina an obsolete taxon.