Oligosoma kokowai

Oligosoma kokowai
An individual in the Wellington region
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Scincidae
Genus: Oligosoma
Species:
O. kokowai
Binomial name
Oligosoma kokowai
Melzer, Bell, & Patterson, 2017
Distribution of Oligosoma kokowai on a map of New Zealand
  Known native range

Oligosoma kokowai, the northern spotted skink, is a species of skink found in New Zealand.[1]

It lives in the southern North Island and northern South Island, and those areas' offshore islands. A small, isolated population on the Napier coastline is the northern-most occurrence.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Oligosoma kokowai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Northern spotted skink". New Zealand Herpetological Society. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Northern Spotted Skink Sanctuary". Biodiversity Hawke's Bay. Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.


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