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Jewell 2008: 88
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sp. ‘mahogany skink’ Bell 
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2008: 12 
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sp. 7 (Big Bay skink) Jewell 2008: 90
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sp. 8 (mahogany skink) Jewell 2008: 91 
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Tree Island, Lake Wakatipu (
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), RE002079, adult male (coll. C. Daugherty &amp; R. Marquand, 
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(
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Tree Island, Lake Wakatipu (
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, 
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(RE006135 [CD1905], female; RE006402 [CD1906], male; RE006136 [CD1907], male; RE006137 [CD1908], female) (coll. I. Southey, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFEC0FCB1FE4F4D42" box="[283,425,796,820]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1986-03">March 1986</date>
); Tree Island, Lake Wakatipu (
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, 
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), RE006169 [FT2063], female (coll. unknown, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFED6FC93FE264D20" box="[269,448,830,854]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1988-12">December 1988</date>
)
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Other specimens examined (
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Gorge Burn, Eyre Mountains (
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, 
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), 
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(RE006127 [CD1101], male; RE006128 [CD1102], female; RE006129 [CD1103], female; RE006013 [CD1104], male; RE006131 [CD1124], sex unknown) (coll. G. Patterson, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFC5BFC0BFBF44DC8" box="[896,1042,934,958]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1985-03">March 1985</date>
); Eyre Mountains (grid reference unknown), RE002122, female (coll. I. Southey, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFD1DFC64FCAE4D97" box="[710,840,969,993]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1986-04">April 1986</date>
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, 
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), 
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<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFB8AFC41FAEB4A72" box="[1105,1293,1004,1028]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1983-12">December 1983</date>
); McKenzie Creek, Big Bay, South Westland (
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, 
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), 
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(RE005382 [FT3788], female; RE005383 [FT3789], female; RE005386 [FT3792], female; RE005387 [FT3793], female) (coll. R. van Mierlo &amp; P. van Klink, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFF4CFBF8FED74A1A" box="[151,305,1108,1133]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1998-01">January 1998</date>
); Barn Bay, Westland (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFDEBFBF9FD724A1A" box="[560,660,1108,1132]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-44.066666">44º 04’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFD44FBF9FCF74A1A" box="[671,785,1108,1132]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="168.3">168º 18’E</geoCoordinate>
), RE005507 [FT3813], male (coll. R. van Mierlo &amp; P. van Klink, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFF3EFBDAFE994AF8" box="[229,383,1142,1167]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1998-01">January 1998</date>
); Awarua Point, Big Bay, Westland (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFCC2FBDBFC9B4AF8" box="[793,893,1142,1166]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-44.266666">44º 16’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFC52FBDBFC1D4AF8" box="[905,1019,1142,1166]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="168.05">168º 03’E</geoCoordinate>
), 
<specimenCount id="9D03368E8D2AA43DFBCBFBDBFB7D4AF8" box="[1040,1179,1142,1166]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="generic">4 specimens</specimenCount>
(RE005434 [FT3031], female; RE005435 [FT3032], male; RE005436 [FT3033], male; RE005437 [FT3034], male) (coll. I. Southey, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFAB2FB34FECC4AA2" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1992-09">September 1992</date>
); Awarua Point, Big Bay, Westland (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFD0BFB11FCD04AA2" box="[720,822,1212,1236]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-44.266666">44º 16’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFC9EFB11FC5F4AA2" box="[837,953,1212,1236]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="168.05">168º 03’E</geoCoordinate>
), 
<specimenCount id="9D03368E8D2AA43DFC0AFB11FBBB4AA2" box="[977,1117,1212,1236]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="generic">6 specimens</specimenCount>
(RE005377 [FT3783], subadult; RE005378 [FT3784], male; RE005371 [FT3785], subadult; RE005380 [FT3786], male; RE005381 [FT3787], female; RE005385 [FT3791], juvenile) (coll. M. Tocher, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFC44FAAFFBDC4B6F" box="[927,1082,1281,1306]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1998-01">January 1998</date>
); Te Anau township (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFAE9FAACFA714B6F" box="[1330,1431,1281,1305]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-45.433334">45º 26’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFF4CFA89FEEA4B4A" box="[151,268,1316,1340]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="167.71666">167º 43’E</geoCoordinate>
), RE002393, female (coll. G Patterson, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFD06FA89FC6E4B4A" box="[733,904,1316,1340]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1985-02">February 1985</date>
); Tower Peak, 
<collectingCountry id="F312BD978D2AA43DFBECFA89FB784B4A" box="[1079,1182,1316,1340]" name="Cameroon" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Cameron</collectingCountry>
Mountains (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFAEBFA89FA714B4A" box="[1328,1431,1316,1340]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-46.016666">46º 01’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFF4CFAEBFEE84B28" box="[151,270,1350,1374]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="167.03334">167º 02’E</geoCoordinate>
), RE005497 [FT2924], subadult (coll. G. Gibbs, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFC88FAEAFC144B28" box="[851,1010,1350,1375]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1991-01">January 1991</date>
); Dipton, Southland (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFB2BFAEBFABF4B28" box="[1264,1369,1350,1374]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-46.45">45º 87’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFAB1FAEBFF294BF7" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="168.38333">168º 23’E</geoCoordinate>
), RE001889, female (coll. M. Smith, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFD5CFAC4FCA54BF7" box="[647,835,1385,1409]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1977-11">November 1977</date>
); Catlins, Department of Conservation Red Tussock Reserve (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFED9FA21FE814BD2" box="[258,359,1420,1444]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-45.6">45º 36’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFEAEFA21FE0F4BD2" box="[373,489,1420,1444]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="167.23334">167º 14’E</geoCoordinate>
), RE006529 [FT3633], male (coll. M. Tocher, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFBD8FA20FB794BD2" box="[1027,1183,1420,1445]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="1997-01">January 1997</date>
); Sinbad Gully, Llawrenny Peaks, Fiordland (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFE77FA03FDF44BB0" box="[428,530,1454,1478]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-44.633335">44º 38’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFDC4FA03FD754BB0" box="[543,659,1454,1478]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="167.8">167º 48’E</geoCoordinate>
), RE006880, male (coll. T. Bell 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFBDDFA03FB564BB0" box="[1030,1200,1454,1478]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="2008-02">February 2008</date>
); Mt Nicholas Road, Eyre Mountains (
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFE86FA7CFE244B9F" box="[349,450,1489,1513]" direction="south" orientation="latitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="-45.25">45º 15’S</geoCoordinate>
, 
<geoCoordinate id="EE319BC08D2AA43DFE0BFA7CFDA24B9F" box="[464,580,1489,1513]" direction="east" orientation="longitude" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" precision="925" value="168.3">168º 18’E</geoCoordinate>
), 
<specimenCount id="9D03368E8D2AA43DFD80FA7CFD014B9F" box="[603,743,1489,1513]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="generic">4 specimens</specimenCount>
(RE007284, female; RE007288, female; RE007293, female; RE007298, female) (coll. J. Reardon, 
<date id="FFBBDBC78D2AA43DFD9BFA58FD3D487A" box="[576,731,1524,1549]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" value="2010-01">January 2010</date>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31FAE8C8D2AA43DFF1EF9BBFD164987" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2AA43DFF1EF9BBFD164987" blockId="8.[151,1437,657,2034]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFF1EF9BBFED94859" bold="true" box="[197,319,1558,1583]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFE91F9BBFD8A4858" box="[330,620,1558,1582]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFE91F9BBFD8A4858" box="[330,620,1558,1582]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Oligosoma inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
can be distinguished from other related 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFB97F9BBFB214858" box="[1100,1223,1558,1582]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFB97F9BBFB214858" box="[1100,1223,1558,1582]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Oligosoma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species through a combination of characters (
<figureCitation id="133EE1828D2AA43DFE0DF994FDD84827" box="[470,574,1593,1617]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 a – b" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1890,1913]" captionTargetBox="[208,1317,205,1793]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[190,1380,193,1839]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 4 a – b. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma inconspicuum species group (O. inconspicuum sensu stricto, O. toka sp. nov., O. repens sp. nov., O. notosaurus, O. burganae sp. nov.): a) axilla-groin (AG) / snout-forelimb (SF), b) snout-vent length (SVL) / head width (HW). Oligosoma tekakahu sp. nov. was not included in the analysis as only one specimen was available. If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95 % confidence level." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205466/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Figure 4</figureCitation>
; 
<bibRefCitation id="EF9480F68D2AA43DFD94F997FD3A4827" author="Wessa" box="[591,732,1593,1617]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" refString="Wessa, P. (2011) Free Statistics Software, Office for Research Development and Education, version 1.1.23 - r 6, URL http: // www. wessa. net /" type="book chapter" year="2011">Wessa 2011</bibRefCitation>
). Compared to 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFC4DF997FB194827" box="[918,1279,1594,1617]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFC4DF997FBCB4827" box="[918,1069,1594,1617]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maccanni">O. maccanni</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFBE6F997FB194827" box="[1085,1279,1594,1617]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">O. inconspicuum</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
has a glossy appearance, with brown predominating whereas 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFD6EF9F0FCA24802" box="[693,836,1629,1652]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maccanni">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFD6EF9F0FCA24802" box="[693,836,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. maccanni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a greyer ground colour. 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFB59F9F1FA964802" box="[1154,1392,1628,1652]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maccanni">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFB59F9F1FA964802" box="[1154,1392,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Oligosoma maccanni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
has a pale grey ventral colour rather than the yellow or bronze ventral colour seen in 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFBC7F9D2FB0748E1" box="[1052,1249,1663,1687]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFBC7F9D2FB3B48E1" box="[1052,1245,1663,1687]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">O. inconspicuum</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
The ear opening in 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFF6FF90FFEA548CF" box="[180,323,1698,1721]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="maccanni">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFF6FF90FFEA548CF" box="[180,323,1698,1721]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. maccanni</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
often has large projecting scales on the interior margin, whereas these are often minimal or lacking altogether in 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFEE9F968FE1A48AA" box="[306,508,1733,1756]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFEE9F968FE1148AA" box="[306,503,1733,1756]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">O. inconspicuum</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
Longitudinal striping is more pronounced in sympatric populations of 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFAE7F968FF144888" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFAE7F968FF084888" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polychroma">O. polychroma</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
which almost always have a pale stripe on the outside of the forelimbs. The ear opening in 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFB2EF94AFA7A4888" box="[1269,1436,1766,1790]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="polychroma">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFB2EF94AFA7A4888" box="[1269,1436,1766,1790]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. polychroma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
often has prominent projecting scales on the interior margin. There are statistical differences between 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFADEF8A7FF214932" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFADEF8A7FF214932" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFED8F880FE744932" box="[259,402,1836,1860]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burganae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFED8F880FE744932" box="[259,402,1836,1860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. burganae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFE47F881FE1F4932" bold="true" box="[412,505,1836,1860]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2AA43DFE47F881FE1F4932" box="[412,505,1836,1860]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(AG/SF, HL/HW, SE/EF, SVL/HL, SVL/FLL), 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFBFCF880FB2E4932" box="[1063,1224,1837,1860]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notosaurus">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFBFCF880FB2E4932" box="[1063,1224,1837,1860]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. notosaurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(SVL/HL, ventral scales), and 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFEFAF8E2FE924910" box="[289,372,1870,1894]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="toka" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFEFAF8E2FE924910" box="[289,372,1870,1894]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. toka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2AA43DFEA0F8E2FE2B4910" box="[379,461,1871,1894]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov</taxonomicNameLabel>
(SVL/FLL, SVL/HLL ventral scales) (see 
<figureCitation id="133EE1828D2AA43DFC69F8E3FBF24910" box="[946,1044,1870,1894]" captionStart="FIGURE 4 a – b" captionStartId="10.[151,250,1890,1913]" captionTargetBox="[208,1317,205,1793]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[190,1380,193,1839]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="FIGURE 4 a – b. Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the Oligosoma inconspicuum species group (O. inconspicuum sensu stricto, O. toka sp. nov., O. repens sp. nov., O. notosaurus, O. burganae sp. nov.): a) axilla-groin (AG) / snout-forelimb (SF), b) snout-vent length (SVL) / head width (HW). Oligosoma tekakahu sp. nov. was not included in the analysis as only one specimen was available. If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95 % confidence level." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205466/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Figure 4</figureCitation>
). Unlike 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFBA7F8E2FB0E4911" box="[1148,1256,1871,1895]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="repens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFBA7F8E2FB0E4911" box="[1148,1256,1871,1895]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. repens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFB34F8E2FAAF4911" bold="true" box="[1263,1353,1871,1895]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2AA43DFB34F8E2FAAF4911" box="[1263,1353,1871,1895]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFA5AF8E2FF2149FF" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="toka" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFA5AF8E2FF2149FF" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. toka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFF0BF8DFFECA49FC" bold="true" box="[208,300,1906,1930]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2AA43DFF0BF8DFFECA49FC" box="[208,300,1906,1930]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
which have three supraoculars all 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFD1BF8DFFC6749FF" box="[704,897,1906,1929]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFD1BF8DFFC6749FF" box="[704,897,1906,1929]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have four supraoculars. Most 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFB39F8DFFA9749FF" box="[1250,1393,1905,1929]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burganae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFB39F8DFFA9749FF" box="[1250,1393,1905,1929]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. burganae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFAA1F8DFFF2E49DA" bold="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2AA43DFAA1F8DFFF2E49DA" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
have only three supraoculars. 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFDFFF839FD1649DA" box="[548,752,1940,1964]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="repens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFDFFF839FD1649DA" box="[548,752,1940,1964]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Oligosoma repens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFD23F839FCB549DA" bold="true" box="[760,851,1940,1964]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2AA43DFD23F839FCB549DA" box="[760,851,1940,1964]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
has a more elongate appearance than 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFADFF838FF2149B9" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFADFF838FF2149B9" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(e.g. TL/SVL of 1.28 and 1.16, respectively). The number of subdigital lamellae (17–23) is greater in 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFA5AF81AFED54987" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFA5AF81AFED54987" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
compared to 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2AA43DFE17F877FDB54987" box="[460,595,2009,2033]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tekakahu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFE17F877FDB54987" box="[460,595,2009,2033]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">O. tekakahu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2AA43DFD81F877FD554984" bold="true" box="[602,691,2010,2034]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2AA43DFD81F877FD554984" box="[602,691,2010,2034]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
(16).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31FAE8C8D2BA43CFF1EFF3AFDF64CBA" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="description">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2BA43CFF1EFF3AFDF64CBA" blockId="9.[151,1437,151,716]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2BA43CFF1EFF3AFE084EC6" bold="true" box="[197,494,151,176]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
Description of 
<typeStatus id="54BE43A58D2BA43CFEA3FF35FE0F4EC6" box="[376,489,152,176]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
:
</emphasis>
Body elongate, oval in cross-section; limbs moderately well-developed, pentadactyl. Lower eyelid with a transparent palpebral disc, bordered on sides and below by small, oblong granules. Nostril centred just below middle of nasal, pointing up and back, not touching bottom edge of nasal. Supranasals absent. Rostral broader than deep. Frontonasal broader than long, separated from frontal by scale between prefrontals. Frontal longer than broad, shorter than frontoparietal and interparietal together, in contact with 2 anteriormost supraoculars. Supraoculars 4, the second is the largest. Frontoparietals distinct, larger than interparietal. A pair of parietals meeting behind interparietal and bordered posteriorly by a pair each of nuchals and temporals, also in contact with interparietal, frontoparietal, third/fourth supraocular and 2 postoculars. Loreals 2, anterior one the larger; anterior loreal in contact with first supralabial, posterior loreal, prefrontal, frontonasal and nasal; posterior loreal in contact with second supralabial, first subocular, upper and lower preocular, prefrontal and anterior loreal. Supralabials 7, the sixth is the largest. Infralabials 7, several of them equal in size; fifth supralabial below centre of eye. Mental broader but shallower than rostral. Suboculars 3 and 4 separated by fifth supralabial. Postmental larger than mental. Chinshields 3 pairs. One primary temporal. Dorsal scales largest, weakly striate. Ventral scales smooth. Subdigital lamellae smooth. Ear opening round, moderately large, with one projecting granule on anterior margin. Forelimbs shorter than hindlimbs. Adpressed limbs not meeting in adult. Digits moderately long, cylindrical. Third front digit shorter than the fourth.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<caption id="DF7AAD8F8D2BA43CFF4CFA03FBAC4BB3" box="[151,1098,1454,1477]" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205465/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" targetBox="[165,1428,755,1420]" targetPageId="9">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2BA43CFF4CFA03FBAC4BB3" blockId="9.[151,1098,1454,1477]" box="[151,1098,1454,1477]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2BA43CFF4CFA03FEF44BB2" bold="true" box="[151,274,1454,1477]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Holotype of 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2BA43CFE42FA02FD7D4BB3" box="[409,667,1455,1477]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2BA43CFE42FA02FD7D4BB3" box="[409,667,1455,1477]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Oligosoma inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(RE002079), Tree Island, Lake Wakatipu.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<subSubSection id="C31FAE8C8D2BA43AFF1EFA5FFD914FBD" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="16" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2BA43CFF1EFA5FFC6948EF" blockId="9.[151,1436,1521,2014]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2BA43CFF1EFA5FFED24858" bold="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
Measurements (in mm; 
<typeStatus id="54BE43A58D2BA43CFE29FA5FFDBF487C" box="[498,601,1522,1546]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
with the variation shown in the 
<typeStatus id="54BE43A58D2BA43CFBDAFA5CFB90487C" box="[1025,1142,1521,1546]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
/specimens examined in parentheses).
</emphasis>
SVL 61.5 (mean 54.7, range 24.0–74.4), HL 8.5 (mean 7.8, range 5.2–9.7), HW 6.2 (mean 5.4, range 3.2–6.7), AG 32.1 (mean 28.9, range 10.5–44.9), SF 22.2 (mean 20.1, range 11.0–25.4), SE 10.7 (mean 9.4, 5.7–11.8), EF 11.2 (mean 10.6, range 5.1–14.5), 
<collectionCode id="ED1465C28D2BA43CFD67F9F2FD144800" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:13902" box="[700,754,1631,1654]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:13902" name="Queen's Gardens, College of Higher Education" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">HLL</collectionCode>
21.5 (mean 19.1, 11.5–23.7), FLL 15.5 (mean 13.5, 8–16.0) and TL unknown (not intact) (mean 64.4, range 41.0–82.0; N = 14).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2BA43CFF1EF908FAC849A8" blockId="9.[151,1436,1521,2014]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2BA43CFF1EF908FA7A48C8" bold="true" box="[197,1436,1701,1726]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
Variation (
<typeStatus id="54BE43A58D2BA43CFE92F908FE5748C8" box="[329,433,1701,1726]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
with the variation shown in the 
<typeStatus id="54BE43A58D2BA43CFC83F908FC2B48C8" box="[856,973,1701,1726]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" type="paratype">paratypes</typeStatus>
/specimens examined in parentheses).
</emphasis>
Upper ciliaries 7 (mean 7, range 6-9); lower ciliaries 10 (mean 10, range 9–13); nuchals 2 pair (mean 3 pairs, range 1–4 pairs); midbody scale rows 28 (mean 29, range 27–32); ventral scale rows 74 (mean 74, range 67–86); subdigital lamellae 22 (mean 20, range 17–23); supraciliaries 5[right]/6[left] (mean 5, range 5–6); suboculars 6 (mean 7, range 4–8). Frontonasal not usually separated from frontal by prefrontals meeting in midline. Anterior loreal always in contact with first and second supralabial, posterior loreal usually in contact with second supralabial only. Supralabials 7 (usual) or 8, the sixth or seventh the largest. Infralabials 5, 6 (usual), or 7. Third front digit as long as or shorter than the fourth. Maximum SVL 
<quantity id="4CFD50E28D2BA43CFDA0F80CFD0549CF" box="[635,739,1953,1977]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="7.44" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" unit="mm" value="74.4">74.4 mm</quantity>
. Fourteen specimens had intact tails (TL/SVL = 1.16). Ratios for morphological measurements (± SD): AG/SF: 1.42 ± 0.18; SE/EF: 0.91 ± 0.10; HL/HW: 1.45 ± 0.10.
</paragraph>
<caption id="DF7AAD8F8D28A43FFF4CF8CFFD634985" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205466/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" targetBox="[208,1317,205,1793]" targetPageId="10">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D28A43FFF4CF8CFFD634985" blockId="10.[151,1436,1890,2035]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFF4CF8CFFEA7490E" bold="true" box="[151,321,1890,1913]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">FIGURE 4 a–b.</emphasis>
Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D28A43FFB41F8CFFA7A490E" box="[1178,1436,1890,1912]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFB41F8CFFA7A490E" box="[1178,1436,1890,1912]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Oligosoma inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group (
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D28A43FFEE8F82FFE3949E1" box="[307,479,1922,1943]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" sensu="stricto" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFEE8F82FFE3949E1" box="[307,479,1922,1943]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D28A43FFE33F82FFD8C49E1" box="[488,618,1921,1943]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" sensu="stricto">sensu stricto</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D28A43FFDAEF82FFD2749E1" box="[629,705,1921,1943]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="toka" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFDAEF82FFD2749E1" box="[629,705,1921,1943]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">O. toka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFD12F82FFCFD49E1" bold="true" box="[713,795,1922,1943]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D28A43FFD12F82FFCFD49E1" box="[713,795,1922,1943]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D28A43FFCF1F82FFC6849E1" box="[810,910,1922,1943]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="repens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFCF1F82FFC6849E1" box="[810,910,1922,1943]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">O. repens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFC4EF82FFC0149E1" bold="true" box="[917,999,1922,1943]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D28A43FFC4EF82FFC0149E1" box="[917,999,1922,1943]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D28A43FFC2EF82FFB6049E1" box="[1013,1158,1922,1943]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notosaurus">
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFC2EF82FFB6049E1" box="[1013,1158,1922,1943]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">O. notosaurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D28A43FFB4FF82FFAF349E1" box="[1172,1301,1921,1943]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burganae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFB4FF82FFAF349E1" box="[1172,1301,1921,1943]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">O. burganae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFAC6F82FFA8949E1" bold="true" box="[1309,1391,1922,1943]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D28A43FFAC6F82FFA8949E1" box="[1309,1391,1922,1943]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
): 
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFA5CF82CFA7A49EE" bold="true" box="[1415,1436,1921,1944]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">a)</emphasis>
axilla-groin(AG)/snout-forelimb (SF), 
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFDFDF832FDDB49C0" bold="true" box="[550,573,1951,1974]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">b)</emphasis>
snout-vent length (SVL)/head width (HW). 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D28A43FFBCAF80DFB0249C0" box="[1041,1252,1952,1974]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tekakahu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFBCAF80DFB0249C0" box="[1041,1252,1952,1974]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Oligosoma tekakahu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D28A43FFB35F80DFAA749C3" bold="true" box="[1262,1345,1952,1973]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D28A43FFB35F80DFAA749C3" box="[1262,1345,1952,1973]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was not included in the analysis as only one specimen was available. If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence level.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF7AAD8F8D29A43EFF4CF8C8FC5B4980" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205467/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" targetBox="[173,1304,216,1836]" targetPageId="11">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D29A43EFF4CF8C8FC5B4980" blockId="11.[151,1436,1893,2038]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFF4CF8C8FEA6490D" bold="true" box="[151,320,1893,1916]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">FIGURE 4 c–d.</emphasis>
Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D29A43EFB41F8C8FA7D490D" box="[1178,1435,1893,1915]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFB41F8C8FA7D490D" box="[1178,1435,1893,1915]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Oligosoma inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group (
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D29A43EFEE8F828FE0749EC" box="[307,481,1925,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" sensu="stricto" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFEE8F828FE0749EC" box="[307,481,1925,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D29A43EFE33F828FD8C49EC" box="[488,618,1924,1946]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" sensu="stricto">sensu stricto</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D29A43EFDADF828FD2449EC" box="[630,706,1924,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="toka" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFDADF828FD2449EC" box="[630,706,1924,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">O. toka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFD11F829FCFA49EF" bold="true" box="[714,796,1924,1945]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D29A43EFD11F829FCFA49EF" box="[714,796,1924,1945]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D29A43EFCF0F828FC6B49EC" box="[811,909,1925,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="repens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFCF0F828FC6B49EC" box="[811,909,1925,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">O. repens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFC4DF829FC0E49EF" bold="true" box="[918,1000,1924,1945]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D29A43EFC4DF829FC0E49EF" box="[918,1000,1924,1945]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D29A43EFC2DF828FB6149EC" box="[1014,1159,1925,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notosaurus">
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFC2DF828FB6149EC" box="[1014,1159,1925,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">O. notosaurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D29A43EFB4DF828FAF049EC" box="[1174,1302,1924,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burganae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFB4DF828FAF049EC" box="[1174,1302,1924,1946]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">O. burganae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFAC5F829FA9649EF" bold="true" box="[1310,1392,1924,1945]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D29A43EFAC5F829FA9649EF" box="[1310,1392,1924,1945]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
): 
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFA53F82EFA7A49EC" bold="true" box="[1416,1436,1923,1946]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">c)</emphasis>
snout-vent length (SVL)/forelimb length (FLL), 
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFD53F80FFD7949CF" bold="true" box="[648,671,1954,1977]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">d)</emphasis>
ventral scales, 
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFCE5F80FFCB449CF" bold="true" box="[830,850,1954,1977]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">e)</emphasis>
snout-vent length (SVL)/hind limb length (HLL). 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D29A43EFA81F80FFECB49A1" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tekakahu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFA81F80FFECB49A1" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Oligosoma tekakahu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D29A43EFEEFF86FFE6249A1" bold="true" box="[308,388,1986,2007]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D29A43EFEEFF86FFE6249A1" box="[308,388,1986,2007]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was not included in the analysis as only one specimen was available. If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence level.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF7AAD8F8D2EA439FF4CF8F8FD354990" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205468/files/figure.png" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" targetBox="[181,1330,186,1832]" targetPageId="12">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2EA439FF4CF8F8FD354990" blockId="12.[151,1436,1877,2022]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FF4CF8F8FEDD491A" bold="true" box="[151,315,1877,1900]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">FIGURE 4 e–f.</emphasis>
Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2EA439FB42F8FBFA7D491A" box="[1177,1435,1878,1900]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FB42F8FBFA7D491A" box="[1177,1435,1878,1900]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Oligosoma inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group (
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2EA439FEE8F8D8FE0749FC" box="[307,481,1909,1930]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" sensu="stricto" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FEE8F8D8FE0749FC" box="[307,481,1909,1930]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2EA439FE33F8D8FD8C49FC" box="[488,618,1908,1930]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" sensu="stricto">sensu stricto</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2EA439FDADF8D8FD2449FC" box="[630,706,1908,1930]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="toka" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FDADF8D8FD2449FC" box="[630,706,1908,1930]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">O. toka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FD11F8D9FCFA49FF" bold="true" box="[714,796,1908,1929]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2EA439FD11F8D9FCFA49FF" box="[714,796,1908,1929]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2EA439FCF0F8D8FC6B49FC" box="[811,909,1909,1930]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="repens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FCF0F8D8FC6B49FC" box="[811,909,1909,1930]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">O. repens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FC4DF8D9FC0E49FF" bold="true" box="[918,1000,1908,1929]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2EA439FC4DF8D9FC0E49FF" box="[918,1000,1908,1929]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2EA439FC2DF8D8FB6149FC" box="[1014,1159,1909,1930]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notosaurus">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FC2DF8D8FB6149FC" box="[1014,1159,1909,1930]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">O. notosaurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2EA439FB4DF8D8FAF049FC" box="[1174,1302,1908,1930]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burganae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FB4DF8D8FAF049FC" box="[1174,1302,1908,1930]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">O. burganae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FAC5F8D9FA9649FF" bold="true" box="[1310,1392,1908,1929]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2EA439FAC5F8D9FA9649FF" box="[1310,1392,1908,1929]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
): 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FA53F8DEFA7A49FC" bold="true" box="[1416,1436,1907,1930]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">e)</emphasis>
snout-vent length (SVL)/hind limb length (HLL), 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FD42F83FFD4C49DF" bold="true" box="[665,682,1938,1961]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">f)</emphasis>
snout-vent length (SVL)/head length (HL). 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2EA439FBABF83EFAA449DF" box="[1136,1346,1939,1961]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tekakahu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FBABF83EFAA449DF" box="[1136,1346,1939,1961]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Oligosoma tekakahu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2EA439FA91F83EFA7D49DE" bold="true" box="[1354,1435,1939,1960]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2EA439FA91F83EFA7D49DE" box="[1354,1435,1939,1960]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was not included in the analysis as only one specimen was available. If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence level.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF7AAD8F8D2FA438FF4CF8FDFDE74997" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205469/files/figure.png" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" targetBox="[191,1317,205,1817]" targetPageId="13">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2FA438FF4CF8FDFDE74997" blockId="13.[151,1437,1872,2017]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FF4CF8FDFEA74910" bold="true" box="[151,321,1872,1895]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">FIGURE 4 g–h.</emphasis>
Notched boxplots comparing the morphological characteristics of the species in the 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2FA438FB41F8FDFA7A4910" box="[1178,1436,1872,1894]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FB41F8FDFA7A4910" box="[1178,1436,1872,1894]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Oligosoma inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species group (
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2FA438FEE8F8DDFE3949F3" box="[307,479,1904,1925]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" sensu="stricto" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FEE8F8DDFE3949F3" box="[307,479,1904,1925]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2FA438FE33F8DDFD8C49F3" box="[488,618,1903,1925]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" sensu="stricto">sensu stricto</taxonomicNameLabel>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2FA438FDAEF8DDFD2749F3" box="[629,705,1903,1925]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="toka" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FDAEF8DDFD2749F3" box="[629,705,1903,1925]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">O. toka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FD12F8C2FCFD49F2" bold="true" box="[713,795,1903,1924]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2FA438FD12F8C2FCFD49F2" box="[713,795,1903,1924]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2FA438FCF1F8DDFC6849F3" box="[810,910,1904,1925]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="repens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FCF1F8DDFC6849F3" box="[810,910,1904,1925]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">O. repens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FC4EF8C2FC0149F2" bold="true" box="[917,999,1903,1924]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2FA438FC4EF8C2FC0149F2" box="[917,999,1903,1924]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2FA438FC2EF8DDFB6049F3" box="[1013,1158,1904,1925]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notosaurus">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FC2EF8DDFB6049F3" box="[1013,1158,1904,1925]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">O. notosaurus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2FA438FB4FF8DDFAF349F3" box="[1172,1301,1903,1925]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burganae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FB4FF8DDFAF349F3" box="[1172,1301,1903,1925]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">O. burganae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FAC6F8C2FA8949F2" bold="true" box="[1309,1391,1903,1924]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2FA438FAC6F8C2FA8949F2" box="[1309,1391,1903,1924]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
): 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FA5CF8C3FA7A49F3" bold="true" box="[1415,1436,1902,1925]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">g)</emphasis>
head length (HL)/head width (HW), and h) snout-ear (SE)/ear-forelimb (EF). 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2FA438FC72F823FB9F49D2" box="[937,1145,1934,1956]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tekakahu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FC72F823FB9F49D2" box="[937,1145,1934,1956]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">Oligosoma tekakahu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2FA438FBA4F823FB2949D5" bold="true" box="[1151,1231,1934,1955]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2FA438FBA4F823FB2949D5" box="[1151,1231,1934,1955]" pageId="13" pageNumber="14" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
was not included in the analysis as only one specimen was available. If there is no overlap between two medians, then the medians are significantly different at a 95% confidence level.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="DF7AAD8F8D2CA43BFF4CF8FAFBA949BF" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205470/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" targetBox="[227,1357,193,1836]" targetPageId="14">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2CA43BFF4CF8FAFBA949BF" blockId="14.[151,1436,1879,1994]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFF4CF8FAFEF3491B" bold="true" box="[151,277,1879,1902]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">FIGURE 5.</emphasis>
Representative habitats of the members of the 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFCDFF8FAFBEE4918" box="[772,1032,1879,1902]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFCDFF8FAFBEE4918" box="[772,1032,1879,1902]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Oligosoma inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
species complex. 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFB11F8FAFB394918" bold="true" box="[1226,1247,1879,1902]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">a)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFB33F8F5FEF849FA" authority="Macraes Flat" authorityName="Macraes Flat" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFB33F8F5FA734918" box="[1256,1429,1880,1902]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
, Macraes Flat
</taxonomicName>
, Otago. 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFEA8F8DBFE6C49FB" bold="true" box="[371,394,1910,1933]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">b)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFE4AF8DAFDDB49FA" box="[401,573,1911,1932]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFE4AF8DAFDDB49FA" box="[401,573,1911,1932]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(mahogany form), Sinbad Valley, Fiordland. 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFBD7F8DBFBC649FB" bold="true" box="[1036,1056,1910,1933]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">c)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFBFCF8DAFB4449FA" box="[1063,1186,1910,1932]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="tekakahu" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFBFCF8DAFB4449FA" box="[1063,1186,1910,1932]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O. tekakahu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFB72F8DAFB1C49FA" bold="true" box="[1193,1274,1911,1932]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2CA43BFB72F8DAFB1C49FA" box="[1193,1274,1911,1932]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, Chalky Island, Fiordland. 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFEDEF839FEFA49DD" bold="true" box="[261,284,1940,1963]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">d)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFEF9F83BFE4649DD" box="[290,416,1941,1963]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="burganae" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFEF9F83BFE4649DD" box="[290,416,1941,1963]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O. burganae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFE7DF838FE1349DC" bold="true" box="[422,501,1941,1962]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2CA43BFE7DF838FE1349DC" box="[422,501,1941,1962]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
, Rock and Pillars Range, central Otago. 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFC4BF839FC4249DD" bold="true" box="[912,932,1940,1963]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">e)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFC72F83BFC1249DD" box="[937,1012,1941,1963]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="toka" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFC72F83BFC1249DD" box="[937,1012,1941,1963]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O. toka</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFC22F838FBAF49DC" bold="true" box="[1017,1097,1941,1962]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2CA43BFC22F838FBAF49DC" box="[1017,1097,1941,1962]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFBA1F83BFAC349DD" box="[1146,1317,1942,1963]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFBA1F83BFAC349DD" box="[1146,1317,1942,1963]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, Nevis Valley, central Otago. 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFE8DF81EFE8149BC" bold="true" box="[342,359,1971,1994]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">f)</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFEB6F819FE2849BC" box="[365,462,1972,1994]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="repens" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFEB6F819FE2849BC" box="[365,462,1972,1994]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O. repens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFE0EF819FDC049BF" bold="true" box="[469,550,1972,1993]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A2429C6E8D2CA43BFE0EF819FDC049BF" box="[469,550,1972,1993]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
and 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2CA43BFD8CF819FC5349BF" authority="Eyre Mountains" authorityName="Eyre Mountains" box="[599,949,1971,1994]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2CA43BFD8CF819FCE449BC" box="[599,770,1972,1994]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">O. inconspicuum</emphasis>
, Eyre Mountains
</taxonomicName>
, central Otago.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2DA43AFF1EFF3AFD914FBD" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1205]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2DA43AFF1EFF3AFEB94EC6" bold="true" box="[197,351,151,176]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Colouration:</emphasis>
Although colouration in the species is extremely variable, brown is the predominant colour. Dorsal surface light brown or tan to dark brown, with irregular flecks. Mid-dorsal stripe where present not usually continuous, and margins not straight. Often a pale dorsolateral stripe extending from near tip of snout to base of tail, becoming indistinct thereafter. Brown lateral stripe two or more scale rows wide, notched on upper and lower edges, running from tip of snout through eye towards tip of tail. May contain flecks of dark and light brown. Soles of feet brown/black. Belly yellow, bronze (in Big Bay animals, 
<bibRefCitation id="EF9480F68D2DA43AFCB0FEE4FC1B4F17" author="Tocher" box="[875,1021,329,353]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" refString="Tocher, M. D. (1999) Big Bay skink (Oligosoma sp.): taxonomy, distribution and habitat requirements. New Zealand Department of Conservation, Conservation advisory science notes No. 228." type="book" year="1999">Tocher 1999</bibRefCitation>
), or deep yellow (in the ‘mahogany’ form), often unmarked. Outer surface of forelimbs brown, speckled with light and dark. 
<collectingCountry id="F312BD978D2DA43AFB4CFEC1FB284FF2" box="[1175,1230,364,388]" name="China" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Chin</collectingCountry>
and neck may be pale, usually speckled with black, or uniformly black. There do not appear to be sexually dimorphic colour patterns. Juvenile colouration similar to adult.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C31FAE8C8D2DA43AFF1EFE7AFAC14AC2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2DA43AFF1EFE7AFD0B4C40" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1205]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2DA43AFF1EFE7AFEAD4F99" bold="true" box="[197,331,471,495]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Etymology.</emphasis>
From 
<taxonomicName id="4C0586848D2DA43AFE42FE75FDD34F99" box="[409,565,472,495]" class="Reptilia" family="Scincidae" genus="Oligosoma" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="inconspicuum">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2DA43AFE42FE75FDD34F99" box="[409,565,472,495]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">inconspicuum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Latin, neuter)—not readily visible, referring both to the difficulty in distinguishing this taxon from other similar sympatric species, and the cryptic behaviour of this species in its natural environment. The common name is the cryptic skink.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BBAFD078D2DA43AFF1EFDECFB4C4D96" blockId="15.[151,1437,151,1205]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
<emphasis id="B97121158D2DA43AFF1EFDECFE064C2C" bold="true" box="[197,480,577,602]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Habitat and life history.</emphasis>
This species is found throughout the lower South Island, as far north as central Otago (
<figureCitation id="133EE1828D2DA43AFF45FDC8FF194C0B" box="[158,255,613,637]" captionStart="FIGURE 5" captionStartId="14.[151,250,1879,1902]" captionTargetBox="[227,1357,193,1836]" captionTargetId="figure@14.[208,1377,193,1856]" captionTargetPageId="14" captionText="FIGURE 5. Representative habitats of the members of the Oligosoma inconspicuum species complex. a) O. inconspicuum, Macraes Flat, Otago. b) O. inconspicuum (mahogany form), Sinbad Valley, Fiordland. c) O. tekakahu sp. nov., Chalky Island, Fiordland. d) O. burganae sp. nov., Rock and Pillars Range, central Otago. e) O. toka sp. nov. and O. inconspicuum, Nevis Valley, central Otago. f) O. repens sp. nov. and O. inconspicuum, Eyre Mountains, central Otago." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/205470/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Figure 5</figureCitation>
a,b). This species has been recorded throughout the lower South Island and central Otago in the following Ecological Regions and Districts (
<bibRefCitation id="EF9480F68D2DA43AFDCFFD25FB254CD6" author="McEwen" box="[532,1219,648,672]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" refString="McEwen W. M. (1987) Ecological Regions and Districts of New Zealand. New Zealand Biological Resources Centre, Department of Conservation, Wellington." type="book" year="1987">McEwen 1987; regions are in capitals, districts in lower case</bibRefCitation>
): ASPIRING 51.07 Dart; WAITAKI 64.02 St Mary, 64.04 St Bathans; LAKES 66.03 Richardson, 66.05 Remarkables; CENTRAL OTAGO 67.01 Lindis, 67.03 Dunstan, 67.04 Maniototo, 67.05 Old Man; LAMMERLAW 68.01 Macraes, CAT- LINS 70.01 Waipahi; OLIVINE 71.01 Cascade, 71.02 Pyke; FIORD 72.01 Darran; MAVORA 73.02 Eyre, 73.03 Upukerora; WAIKAIA 74.01 Nokomai; GORE 75.01 Gore; SOUTHLAND HILLS 76.01 Takitimu, 76.02 Taringatura, 76.03 Hokonui; TE WAE WAE 77.03 Longwood; MAKAREWA 78.01 Southland Plains, 78.02 Waituna. Similarly, environmental classifications range from (to Level II only): K3; L1, L3, L4; M1; N3, N4, N5, N6; O1; P5; Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4; R1, R2; and S2 (
<bibRefCitation id="EF9480F68D2DA43AFDE3FC2DFCD74DEE" author="Leathwick" box="[568,817,896,921]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" refString="Leathwick, J. R., Morgan, F., Wilson, G., Rutledge, D., McLeod, M. &amp; Johnston, K. (2003) Land Environments of New Zealand - A Technical Guide. Wellington, Ministry for the Environment, 237 pp." type="book" year="2003">
Leathwick 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2DA43AFD6CFC2FFD014DEF" box="[695,743,897,921]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">et al</emphasis>
. 2003
</bibRefCitation>
). Consequently this species tolerates an extremely wide range of environmental conditions from coastal to montane environments in both cold or cool, wet climates and cool but dry climates with low to moderate radiation (
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, 
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Leathwick 
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2003
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).
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It has a distinct microhabitat preference for herbs and shrubs over tussocks and rocks, and tends to tolerate quite damp environments such as Sinbad Gully in Fiordland and Big Bay on the West Coast. Adults usually give birth in February-March, with number of offspring ranging from one to three. Diet consists of fruit and insects (Patterson and Daugherty 1990; 
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).
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<emphasis id="B97121158D2DA43AFF1EFBD5FE5F4AE7" bold="true" box="[197,441,1144,1169]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Conservation status.</emphasis>
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is currently considered Not Threatened (Partial Decline) in the 
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Department of Conservation’s national threat classification lists (
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Hitchmough 
<emphasis id="B97121158D2DA43AFB44FB33FB3E4AC3" box="[1183,1240,1181,1205]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">et al.</emphasis>
2010
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).
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