The brown skink (Oligosoma zelandicum) is a species of skink native to New Zealand.

[2] The brown skink is relatively numerous and is found from Taranaki to Wellington in the North Island and in the Marlborough Sounds, Nelson and Westland in the South Island.

[3] The brown skink is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN Red List as of 2010.

[1] In 2012 the Department of Conservation classified the brown skink as At Risk Declining under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.

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