TY - JOUR
T1 - Osteological observations on the larger species of the skink Cyclodina and the subfossil occurrence of these and the gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii in the North Island, New Zealand
AU - Worthy, T. H.
PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Some osteological characters by which the large Cyclodina species can be distinguished are described. Features of the dentary, frontal, parietal, maxilla, quadrate, and the braincase were of most use for specific identification. The subfossil distribution of these and the large gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, is examined and found to indicate a much broader range over the North Island for C. whitakeri, C. macgregori, C. alani, and the gecko. Reasons for the recent reduction of the range of these species are discussed.
AB - Some osteological characters by which the large Cyclodina species can be distinguished are described. Features of the dentary, frontal, parietal, maxilla, quadrate, and the braincase were of most use for specific identification. The subfossil distribution of these and the large gecko, Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, is examined and found to indicate a much broader range over the North Island for C. whitakeri, C. macgregori, C. alani, and the gecko. Reasons for the recent reduction of the range of these species are discussed.
KW - Former distribution
KW - Hoplodactylus
KW - Osteology
KW - Recent extinctions
KW - Subfossil Cyclodina
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U2 - 10.1080/03014223.1987.10422992
DO - 10.1080/03014223.1987.10422992
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0142179715
VL - 14
SP - 219
EP - 229
JO - New Zealand Journal of Zoology
JF - New Zealand Journal of Zoology
SN - 0301-4223
IS - 2
ER -