| Tonga ground skink | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Extinct (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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.
References
- 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.{{cite iucn}}: |volume= / |doi= mismatch, |date= / |doi= mismatch (help)
Sources
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Tachygyia microlepis | |
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