Common New Zealand Skink

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	20–30%
2	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
3	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
4	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
5	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
6	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common New Zealand Skink in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

About 15% of visitor-days record a Common New Zealand Skink sighting in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park, based on 5 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common New Zealand Skink in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Common New Zealand Skink in Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in our monthly data.