Oligosoma kokowai
| Oligosoma kokowai | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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][4]
References
- ↑ Oligosoma kokowai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 September 2019.
- ↑ "Northern spotted skink". New Zealand Herpetological Society. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ "Northern Spotted Skink Sanctuary". Biodiversity Hawke's Bay. Hawke's Bay Regional Council. 1 December 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ↑ Hall, Linda; LDR, Hawkes Bay (2026-05-14). "Enter the Skink Squad: On a mission to save a threatened species on Hawke's Bay beaches". RNZ. Retrieved 2026-05-15.