Common New Zealand Skink

Common New Zealand Skink

Oligosoma polychroma

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Arthur's Pass National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
40–50
May
0–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
0–10
Aug
0–10
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Arthur's Pass National Park?

About 24% of visitor-days record a Common New Zealand Skink sighting in Arthur's Pass National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common New Zealand Skink in Arthur's Pass National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Common New Zealand Skink in Arthur's Pass National Park in our monthly data.

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