Genus

New Zealand skinks

Oligosoma

13 species in our catalog · found in 7 parks

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

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

LC Endemic

Oligosoma polychroma

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

LC Endemic

Oligosoma notosaurus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Oligosoma inconspicuum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Oligosoma repens

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

LC Endemic

Oligosoma aeneum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

EN Endemic

Oligosoma stenotis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

EN Endemic

Oligosoma chloronoton

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Oligosoma maccanni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

CR Endemic

Oligosoma judgei

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

VU Endemic

Oligosoma robinsoni

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

CR Endemic

Oligosoma awakopaka

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

LC Endemic

Oligosoma zelandicum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

CR Endemic

Oligosoma pikitanga

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~20%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~20%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~10%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see New Zealand skinks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	8	~50%
	Cryptic Skink			~10%
	Eyres skink			~10%
	McCann’s Skink			~10%
	Common New Zealand Skink			~10%
	Green Skink			~10%
	Barrier skink			~10%
	Awakopaka Skink			Insufficient data
	Sinbad skink			Insufficient data
2	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~40%
	Common New Zealand Skink			~30%
	McCann’s Skink			Insufficient data
3	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	4	~30%
	Southern Skink			~20%
	Small-eared skink			~10%
	Green Skink			Insufficient data
	Common New Zealand Skink			Insufficient data
4	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~20%
	Common New Zealand Skink			~20%
5	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	Common New Zealand Skink			Insufficient data
	Brown Skink			Insufficient data
6	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	2	~10%
	Common New Zealand Skink			Insufficient data
	Crenulate Skink			Insufficient data
7	Egmont National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	1	~10%
	Copper Skink			Insufficient data