Christmas Island whiptail skink

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Christmas Island whiptail skink (plural Christmas Island whiptail skinks)

  1. A species of skink, Emoia nativitatis, native to Christmas Island.
    • 2019 May 24, Calla Wahlquist, The Guardian:
      The Christmas Island whiptail-skink or forest skink (Emoia nativitatis), which is listed as critically endangered under the Australian Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act, is listed as extinct on the IUCN Red List.

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