Falla's skink facts for kids
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Oligosoma
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fallai
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Falla's skink or the Three Kings skink (Oligosoma fallai) is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.
Etymology
The specific name, fallai, is in honor of New Zealander ornithologist Robert Falla.
Geographic range
O. fallai is endemic to the Three Kings Islands off the coast of New Zealand. It is found nowhere else in the world.
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