Atlas species information
Introduction
Detailed species information from your search of the Atlas.- Scientific name:
- Oligosoma "Whirinaki"
- Common name:
- Whirinaki skink
- Naming authority:
- n/a
- Bio status category:
- Indigenous (Endemic)
- IUCN threat status:
- ** Not Classified **
- NZ threat classification:
- Data Deficient
Refer to www.doc.govt.nz/nztcs for NZ threat classification system details.
Whirinaki skink
Habitat
- Found in a small clearing within tall podocarp rainforest.
Description
- Upper surface dark brown with traces of a dark mid-dorsal stripe.
- Sides dark brown bordered above with a thin crean stripe becoming more narrow towards the hind legs.
- Dark sides bordered below by a whitish stripe from the head to the front legs which breaks up into a series of widely spaced spots.
- Distinctive 'teardrop' marking beneath the eye.
- Snout vent length probably less than 75 mm.
Distribution
- Known from one location only.
- Found in the Whirinaki Range, 60 km northeast of Lake Taupo.
Notes
- A possibly distinctive species.
- Notes about NZ threat classification (Hitchmough, et al 2007): Video of one specimen.
- Notes about 2012-14 cycle of NZ threat classification for Reptiles: (Hitchmough, et al.
- 2012): No new records; only one record ever.
Statistical information and distribution map
| Before 1988 | Since 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Live Specimen | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 |
Live or dead specimen or shed skin
Bone or fossil
