The copper skink (Oligosoma aeneum) is a skink of the family Scincidae that is endemic to the North Island of New Zealand.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Copper Skink being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Oligosoma ornatum
- Oligosoma zelandicum
- Scincella gemmingeri
- Scincella vandenburghi
- Calyptotis scutirostrum
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Scincidae
- Genus
- Oligosoma
- Species
- Oligosoma aeneum
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