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Zootaxa. 2021 Feb 2;4920(4):zootaxa.4920.4.2. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4920.4.2.
A new species of Oligosoma is described from a slate scree in montane tussock grassland in Kahurangi National Park, New Zealand, where it is currently known from a single small site. The new species (Oligosoma kahurangi sp. nov.) can be distinguished from all congeners by its extremely long tail, 36-38 mid-body scale rows, head length/head width ratio of 1.66, and colour pattern. It is part of the O. longipes Patterson species complex. The species is currently very poorly known but likely to be highly threatened, and we suggest listing as Nationally Critical (Data Poor, One Location) in New Zealand, and Data Deficient in the IUCN red-list. Predation by introduced mammals, particularly mice, is assumed to be a threat to its survival.
描述了来自新西兰卡胡朗伊国家公园高山丛生草原石板碎石堆中的一个新的 Oligosoma 物种，目前仅在一个小地点发现。新种（Oligosoma kahurangi sp. nov.）可以通过其极其长的尾巴、36-38 个中段体鳞列、头长/头宽比 1.66 和颜色图案与所有近缘种区分开来。它是 O. longipes Patterson 物种复合体的一部分。该物种目前知之甚少，但极有可能受到高度威胁，我们建议在新西兰将其列为国家关键（数据不足，仅一个地点），并在 IUCN 红色名录中列为数据不足。引入的哺乳动物，特别是老鼠的捕食，被认为是对其生存的威胁。
