Southern Skink
Oligosoma notosaurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyScincidae (Escíncid)
- GenusOligosoma (New Zealand skinks)
- SpeciesOligosoma notosaurus (Southern Skink)
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Skink sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Rakiura National Park
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️🌙 When They're Spotted
Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)
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 | Rakiura National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Southern Skink in Rakiura National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Skink sighting in Rakiura National Park, based on 10 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Southern Skink in Rakiura National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Southern Skink in Rakiura National Park in our monthly data.