Genus

New Zealand skinks

Oligosoma

7 species in our catalog · found in 5 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassSquamata
FamilyScincidae (Skinks)
GenusOligosoma (New Zealand skinks)

Species in this group

LC Endemic

Oligosoma polychroma

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

VU Endemic

Oligosoma repens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Oligosoma aeneum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Oligosoma notosaurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Oligosoma inconspicuum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Oligosoma stenotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

CR Endemic

Oligosoma judgei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

<5%

Apr

~10%

May

<5%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

<5%

Sep

~10%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New Zealand skinks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Shaded: the known ranges of its 24 species, darker where more of them overlap (GARD, Roll et al. 2017 & Caetano et al. 2022). Our parks Our cities In captivity: 1 zoo or centre

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	3 of 7	~30%
	Eyres skink			~10%
	Cryptic Skink			~10%
	Barrier skink			~10%
2	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2 of 7	~20%
	Southern Skink			~10%
	Small-eared skink			~10%
3	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 7	~20%
	Common New Zealand Skink			~20%
4	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 7	~20%
	Common New Zealand Skink			~20%
5	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1 of 7	~10%
	Copper Skink			~10%