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Tonga ground skink

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Tonga ground skink
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
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.

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  1. ^ Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2012). "Tachygyia microlepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T21286A217760413. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T21286A217760413.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.

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